Share of imports that come from China in Cuba
Cuba: Share of imports that come from China was 26.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Cuba, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Cuba stood at 26.3%.
The figure is up 33.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Cuba peaked at 27.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1948.
That places Cuba 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.0% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +17.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 4.1% | +20269.4% |
| 1982 | 7.8% | +91.0% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -31.6% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | +39.4% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | +42.1% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +40.1% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -31.8% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -40.7% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +87.8% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +87.5% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +141.6% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +54.0% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | +33.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 26.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 26.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +20269.4% | 0.0% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 9.2% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 12.5% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 11.6% | 26.3% | 6 |
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 share of imports that come from china in Cuba?
- Share of imports that come from china in Cuba was 26.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1948.
- How does Cuba rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Cuba ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.