Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cuba
Cuba: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 52.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cuba, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cuba is 52.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cuba peaked at 84.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2015.
Cuba ranks 128th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 84.5% | — |
| 1982 | 82.2% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 75.5% | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 69.3% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 62.6% | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 67.5% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 76.4% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 55.6% | -27.3% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 62.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 52.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 93% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 52.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.1% | 48.3% | 84.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 51.2% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 44.6% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 38.4% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 47.9% | 52.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 125 Mongolia 52.6% compare
- 126 United States of America 52.5% compare
- 127 Kazakhstan 52.4% compare
- 129 Montenegro 52.0% compare
- 130 Guatemala 51.9% compare
- 131 Ecuador 51.8% compare
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 imports from high-income economies in Cuba?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cuba was 52.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2015.
- How does Cuba rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Cuba ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.