GDP growth in Cuba
Cuba: GDP growth was -1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Cuba is -1.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 45.0% on the previous year and down 201.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Cuba peaked at 19.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -14.9%, in 1993.
That places Cuba 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 5.5% | 1.0% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | -4.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.0% | -14.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 1.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -0.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.2% | -10.9% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 199 Saint Lucia -0.6% compare
- 200 Botswana -0.7% compare
- 201 Trinidad and Tobago -0.8% compare
- 203 Liechtenstein -1.2% compare
- 204 United States Virgin Islands -1.3% compare
- 205 Bolivia -1.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- Industry (including construction), value added 23.8% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 10.7% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 24.71 billion current US$ (2020)
- Industry (including construction), value added 258.69 billion current LCU (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 14.71 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added -3.0% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.79 billion constant LCU (2024)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 9,010 current US$ (2019)
- GNI per capita 9,094 current LCU (2019)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.55 billion current US$ (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Cuba?
- Gdp growth in Cuba was -1.1% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.9% in 1993.
- How does Cuba rank for gdp growth?
- Cuba ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 201.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.