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

Cuba
0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
0.9264 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cuba rank
19th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
22nd

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

  • Cuba
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9264 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Cuba ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9097 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1313 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 0.913 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9559 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 0.9324 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cuba
2000s 0.9885 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9035 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cuba
2010s 0.9888 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cuba
2020s 0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.94 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cuba or Latin America & Caribbean?
Cuba, at 0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9264 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean?
45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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

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.