How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Japan?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Japan: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP

Cuba

0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Japan

0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Cuba rank

19th

Japan rank

20th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Cuba
Japan

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 19th and Japan ranks 20th of 205 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.9095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9957 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
1980s	0.913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9912 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
1990s	0.9324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0664 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2000s	0.9885 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2010s	0.9888 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9954 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2020s	0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cuba or Japan?: Cuba, at 0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cuba and Japan?: 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Japan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Japan rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Cuba ranks 19th and Japan ranks 20th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.