Cuba vs IDA total: Imports of goods and services

Cuba
82.4%
in 2024
IDA total
28.9%
in 2025
Cuba rank
22nd
IDA total rank
20th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Cuba
  • IDA total
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 82.4% against 28.9% in IDA total, a difference of 53.5%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 2.9 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 22nd and IDA total ranks 20th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and IDA total in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba IDA total Difference Ahead
1980s 44.1% 21.4% 22.7% Cuba
1990s 20.5% 24.5% 3.9% IDA total
2000s 16.9% 27.2% 10.2% IDA total
2010s 15.9% 26.0% 10.1% IDA total
2020s 52.7% 26.1% 26.6% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Cuba or IDA total?
Cuba, at 82.4% against 28.9% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Cuba and IDA total?
53.5%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and IDA total?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cuba and IDA total rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Cuba ranks 22nd and IDA total ranks 20th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 11,455 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.