Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cuba
Cuba: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 29.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cuba, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 29.8% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cuba peaked at 34.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1981.
Cuba ranks 65th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 outside in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.7% | — |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +86.3% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -29.5% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +38.5% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +44.6% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -31.6% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +31.7% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +84.5% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +10.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 29.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 29.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 8.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 12.7% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 20.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 21.6% | 29.8% | 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 outside in Cuba?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cuba was 29.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1981.
- How does Cuba rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Cuba ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.