International tourism, receipts in Cuba
Cuba: International tourism, receipts was 1.15 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Cuba, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.15 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2020.
That represents a change of down 56.4% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Cuba peaked at 3.30 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.10 billion current US$, in 1995.
Cuba ranks 70th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 billion current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 1.90 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.19 billion current US$ | 1.77 billion current US$ | 2.59 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 billion current US$ | 2.40 billion current US$ | 3.30 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 billion current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More private sector data for Cuba
- Merchandise exports 1.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 7.8% (2022)
- Food exports 30.7% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 38.3% (2022)
- Food imports 25.2% (2022)
- Merchandise trade 8.3% (2020)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 2.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 23.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Cuba?
- International tourism, receipts in Cuba was 1.15 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Cuba rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Cuba ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.