Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Cuba
Cuba: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 3.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Cuba, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Cuba stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Cuba peaked at 3.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.
Cuba ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -58.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -83.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +3196.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -69.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +2069.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +117.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -55.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +197.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -38.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +97.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +116.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -41.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +124.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -48.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +63.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +157.2% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +13.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 6.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +3196.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | +2069.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 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 europe & in Cuba?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Cuba was 3.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
- How does Cuba rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Cuba ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Europe & Central Asia (% 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 Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.