Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Cuba
6.7%
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
8.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
201st
Equatorial Guinea rank
198th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 8.0% against 6.7% in Cuba, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cuba ranks 201st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 198th of 201 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1% | 73.4% | 63.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 66.1% | 56.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 20.4% | 3.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 13.5% | 0.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 13.7% | 7.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Cuba or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 8.0% against 6.7% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 1.3%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 201st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 198th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).