Food exports in Cuba
Cuba: Food exports was 30.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Cuba, 1975–2022
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 30.7% for food exports in 2022.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Cuba peaked at 95.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2006.
That places Cuba 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.1% | 89.0% | 95.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 58.7% | 58.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 10.5% | 59.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 29.8% | 41.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 27.4% | 34.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More private sector data for Cuba
- Food imports 25.2% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 38.3% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 8.3% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 7.8% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 6.82 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 8.0% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies 52.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 29.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Cuba?
- Food exports in Cuba was 30.7% in 2022, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for food exports?
- Cuba ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.