Cuba vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Cuba
0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cuba rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Cuba ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.9324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.9888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.044 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$), per unit of gdp, Cuba or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cuba, at 0.9929 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.