Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Cuba

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cuba in 2022 — 30.73%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 163. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 64.62 pp.

2022 30.73% +3.28 pp vs 2021
World rank 41of 163
Period maximum 95.35%1975
Period minimum 10.53%2006

Trend over time

1975–2022 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Cuba, 1975–2022025507510019751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 95.35%1976: 92.62%1977: 88.99%1978: 91.95%1979: 91.7%1980: 88.46%1999: 58.73%2000: 49.99%2001: 59.05%2002: 53.26%2003: 40.13%2004: 30.18%2005: 23.33%2006: 10.53%2016: 36.8%2017: 41.56%2018: 29.8%2019: 36.42%2020: 34.11%2021: 27.45%2022: 30.73%
Change over the period: −64.62 pp Annual average: -1.37 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 30.73%
World 8.42%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 30.73 +3.28 pp
2021 27.45 −6.67 pp
2020 34.11 −2.31 pp
2019 36.42 +6.63 pp
2018 29.8 −11.76 pp
2017 41.56 +4.76 pp
2016 36.8
2006 10.53 −12.81 pp
2005 23.33 −6.85 pp
2004 30.18 −9.95 pp
2003 40.13 −13.13 pp
2002 53.26 −5.79 pp
2001 59.05 +9.06 pp
2000 49.99 −8.74 pp
1999 58.73
1980 88.46 −3.24 pp
1979 91.7 −0.25 pp
1978 91.95 +2.96 pp
1977 88.99 −3.62 pp
1976 92.62 −2.74 pp
1975 95.35

About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.

Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.