Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cuba
Cuba: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 21.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cuba, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 21.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cuba peaked at 39.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2004.
That places Cuba 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 34.4% | — |
| 1982 | 38.8% | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | +47.2% |
| 1989 | 28.5% | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 29.6% | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 34.3% | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | -50.7% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -39.9% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -38.1% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +67.4% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -29.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +161.7% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -2.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 21.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 21.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 4.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +161.7% | 6.6% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 19.5% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 11.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 5.9% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 12.4% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 21.3% | 27.4% | 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 outside region in Cuba?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cuba was 21.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2004.
- How does Cuba rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Cuba ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.