GNI per capita in Cuba
Cuba: GNI per capita was 8,694 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
GNI per capita in Cuba, 1990–2018
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in US$.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 8,694 US$ for gni per capita in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni per capita in Cuba peaked at 8,694 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,027 US$, in 1992.
Cuba ranks 81st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
GNI per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,646 US$ | — |
| 1991 | 2,236 US$ | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 2,027 US$ | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 2,041 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,583 US$ | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 2,733 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 2,242 US$ | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 2,264 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,291 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2,513 US$ | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 2,691 US$ | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 2,793 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,945 US$ | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3,147 US$ | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 3,338 US$ | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 3,730 US$ | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 4,286 US$ | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 4,744 US$ | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 4,923 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4,985 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5,188 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6,045 US$ | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 6,409 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 6,756 US$ | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 7,040 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7,595 US$ | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 7,948 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 8,422 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 8,694 US$ | +3.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 8,694 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,313 US$, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 8,694 US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,362 US$, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI per capita in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +26.6% | 2,041 US$ | 2,583 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,357 US$ | 2,027 US$ | 2,733 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,758 US$ | 2,691 US$ | 4,985 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,122 US$ | 5,188 US$ | 8,694 US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 25.1 % change on previous year (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.3885 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,731 current US$ per person (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 21.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.3885 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 24,524 current LCU per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -7.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,335 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) -3.88 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni per capita in Cuba?
- Gni per capita in Cuba was 8,694 US$ in 2018, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gni per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 8,694 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest gni per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,027 US$ in 1992.
- How does Cuba rank for gni per capita?
- Cuba ranks 81st out of 207 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gni per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GNI per capita (US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.