Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cuba

Cuba: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 29.2%
World rank
192nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4497 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1985
All-time low
0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cuba, 1970–2020

0.10.20.30.4197019952020

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cuba is 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cuba peaked at 0.4497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Cuba ranks 192nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cuba, 1970 to 2020.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1970 0.4418 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1971 0.4418 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1972 0.4418 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1973 0.4418 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
1974 0.4417 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
1975 0.4419 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1976 0.4419 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1977 0.4418 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
1978 0.4415 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1979 0.4414 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
1980 0.4428 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1981 0.442 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1982 0.4415 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1983 0.4398 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1984 0.4411 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1985 0.4497 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1986 0.4378 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
1987 0.4392 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1988 0.4311 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1989 0.4476 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.8%
1990 0.4088 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.7%
1991 0.2906 current US$ per US$ of GDP -28.9%
1992 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP -37.3%
1993 0.1572 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.8%
1994 0.1454 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.5%
1995 0.1591 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.4%
1996 0.1731 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.8%
1997 0.1783 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1998 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1999 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2000 0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2001 0.1613 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.8%
2002 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.1%
2003 0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2004 0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.1%
2005 0.1834 current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.0%
2006 0.1847 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2007 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2008 0.2435 current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.1%
2009 0.1545 current US$ per US$ of GDP -36.5%
2010 0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.7%
2011 0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.3%
2012 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.9%
2013 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2014 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.0%
2015 0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.8%
2016 0.1229 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.1%
2017 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2018 0.1256 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2019 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.6%
2020 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4418 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4414 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4419 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.4413 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4311 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4497 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.2051 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1454 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4088 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2435 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 189 Turkmenistan 0.137 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 190 Angola 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 191 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 193 Sudan 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cuba?
Imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cuba was 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 0.4497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Cuba rank for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
Is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
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Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.