Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Cuba
Cuba: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Cuba, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Cuba is 8.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 75.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Cuba peaked at 11.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1993.
Cuba ranks 29th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.2% | — |
| 1982 | 7.3% | -20.2% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -35.1% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +69.8% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | -23.1% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -51.9% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +119.3% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +110.9% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -39.1% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -62.9% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -27.3% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +394.7% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -45.6% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +62.8% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +40.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -30.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +44.5% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +75.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 4.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 8.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 56% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +394.7% | 1.9% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 2.6% | 9.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 1.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 8.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More private sector data for Cuba
- Merchandise trade 8.3% (2020)
- Food imports 25.2% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 38.3% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.7% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 7.8% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 148.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.809 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Cuba?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Cuba was 8.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1993.
- How does Cuba rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Cuba ranks 29th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.