Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Cuba
Cuba: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Cuba, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 23.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Cuba peaked at 30.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1986.
That places Cuba 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.4% | — |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +92.5% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -28.9% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +34.6% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +38.1% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | -29.9% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -35.2% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +95.2% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +4.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 23.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 23.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.0%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 4.4% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 6.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 11.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 15.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.4% | 23.3% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Cuba?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Cuba was 23.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1986.
- How does Cuba rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Cuba ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.