GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP (Country official) in Cuba
Cuba: GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP (Country official) was 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising
GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP for gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Cuba peaked at 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
That places Cuba 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP (Country official) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.953 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.829 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.821 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.859 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8785 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9159 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8334 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7863 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.758 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7803 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.752 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7327 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7833 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 32% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +27.7% | 0.7833 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8573 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8211 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9159 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8488 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7327 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 156 Canada 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Brunei 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Singapore 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 American Samoa 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Bahamas 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Bermuda 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Ecuador 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Micronesia (country) 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Guam 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Liberia 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Marshall Islands 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Northern Mariana Islands 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Panama 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Palau 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Puerto Rico 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Palestine 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 El Salvador 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 East Timor 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 United States 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 United States Virgin Islands 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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 gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Cuba?
- Gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Cuba was 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.