Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Cuba
Cuba: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 2.63 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Cuba stood at 2.63 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 236.2% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Cuba peaked at 19.69 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, -14.88 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Cuba ranks 142nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 4.83 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1973 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9844 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1975 | 9.48 % change on previous year | +862.7% |
| 1976 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1977 | 8.71 % change on previous year | +60.5% |
| 1978 | 6.6 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 1980 | -4.85 % change on previous year | -545.7% |
| 1981 | 19.69 % change on previous year | -506.0% |
| 1982 | 8.92 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 1983 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1984 | 7.93 % change on previous year | +46.5% |
| 1985 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0954 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 1987 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -2617.1% |
| 1988 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -254.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6802 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 1990 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -533.5% |
| 1991 | -10.69 % change on previous year | +262.6% |
| 1992 | -11.58 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1993 | -14.88 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7169 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1995 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +242.7% |
| 1996 | 7.84 % change on previous year | +219.0% |
| 1997 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1616 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1999 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +3730.2% |
| 2000 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 2003 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +166.1% |
| 2004 | 5.77 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 2005 | 11.2 % change on previous year | +94.1% |
| 2006 | 12.07 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 7.26 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2008 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2009 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 2010 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +64.8% |
| 2011 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 2015 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +323.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5137 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2017 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +252.1% |
| 2018 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 2019 | -0.1648 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2020 | -10.95 % change on previous year | +6542.2% |
| 2021 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 2022 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 2023 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -208.7% |
| 2024 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -236.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.63 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3 % change on previous year, 80% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.63 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.36 % change on previous year, 78% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -6542.2% | -0.1648 % change on previous year | -10.95 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +3730.2% | 0.1616 % change on previous year | 6.19 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | -2617.1% | 0.0954 % change on previous year | -2.4 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +862.7% | 0.9844 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.46 % change on previous year | 0.9844 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.08 % change on previous year | -4.85 % change on previous year | 19.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2 % change on previous year | -14.88 % change on previous year | 7.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.62 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 12.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 % change on previous year | -0.1648 % change on previous year | 4.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -10.95 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 139 Chile 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 140 French Polynesia 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Eswatini 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 143 El Salvador 2.6 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Congo 2.58 % change on previous year compare
- 145 China, Hong Kong SAR 2.54 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Cuba?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Cuba was 2.63 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 19.69 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.88 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Cuba rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Cuba ranks 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.