Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Cuba
Cuba: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Cuba, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.2% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,875.0% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba peaked at 11.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -5.7%, in 2020.
Cuba ranks 123rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -78.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -114.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -1733.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +124.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +132.8% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -42.2% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -48.1% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | -132.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -496.2% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -98.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +9075.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -103.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1308.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +64.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -90.8% |
| 2020 | -5.7% | -2709.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -118.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -75.0% |
| 2023 | -0.9% | -444.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -104.3% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +2875.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 49% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +9075.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| 2025 | +2875.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 2020 | -2709.1% | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | +1733.3% | -0.1% | 2.0% |
| 2017 | +1308.3% | -0.1% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | -1.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -0.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -5.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 120 Belgium 1.2% compare
- 121 El Salvador 1.2% compare
- 121 Peru 1.2% compare
- 123 Namibia 1.2% compare
- 125 Trinidad and Tobago 1.2% compare
- 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba was 1.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.7% in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Cuba ranks 123rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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