Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Cuba

Cuba: Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp was 0.98 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.98
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
138th
of 207 countries
All-time high
2.6
in 2000
All-time low
0.93
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Cuba, 2000–2023

01232000201120232000: 2.62001: 2.42002: 2.42003: 22004: 1.92005: 1.52006: 1.32007: 1.22008: 1.22009: 1.22010: 1.12011: 1.22012: 1.32013: 1.12014: 1.12015: 1.22016: 1.22017: 1.22018: 12019: 0.972020: 0.982021: 0.932022: 0.942023: 0.98

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 0.98 for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Cuba peaked at 2.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.93, in 2021.

That places Cuba 138th out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Cuba, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 2.6
2001 2.39 -8.1%
2002 2.37 -0.8%
2003 2.04 -13.9%
2004 1.95 -4.4%
2005 1.47 -24.6%
2006 1.26 -14.3%
2007 1.23 -2.4%
2008 1.22 -0.8%
2009 1.2 -1.6%
2010 1.13 -5.8%
2011 1.24 +9.7%
2012 1.27 +2.4%
2013 1.13 -11.0%
2014 1.14 +0.9%
2015 1.22 +7.0%
2016 1.19 -2.5%
2017 1.18 -0.8%
2018 1.03 -12.7%
2019 0.97 -5.8%
2020 0.98 +1.0%
2021 0.93 -5.1%
2022 0.94 +1.1%
2023 0.98 +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.77 1.2 2.6 10
2010s 1.15 0.97 1.27 10
2020s 0.9575 0.93 0.98 4

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 135 Latvia 1.02 compare
  2. 136 Saudi Arabia 1.01 compare
  3. 136 Sri Lanka 1.01 compare
  4. 139 Bahrain 0.96 compare
  5. 140 Dominican Republic 0.95 compare
  6. 141 Hungary 0.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Cuba?
Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Cuba was 0.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 2.6 in 2000.
What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.93 in 2021.
How does Cuba rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 138th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,957 data points, 2000–2023
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