Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Cuba
Cuba: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cuba, 1990–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.0% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2020.
That represents a change of down 95.3% on the previous year and up 109.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cuba peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2011.
Cuba ranks 182nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1046.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -79.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +41.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +313.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -97.4% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -451.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -293.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -121.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -235.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -138.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -201.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +77.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -294.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -124.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5945.4% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | -161.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -160.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +196.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | -120.4% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | +4093.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -93.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -574.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -107.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +837.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -156.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -78.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +460.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -66.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -95.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +5945.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | -4093.8% | -0.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.6% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cuba?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cuba was 0.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2011.
- How does Cuba rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Cuba ranks 182nd out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.