Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Cuba

Merchandise imports in Cuba in 2025 — 8,746,000,000 US$. Ranked 121 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,270.8%.

2025 8.75B US$ −0.13% vs 2024
World rank 121of 205
Period maximum 15.37B US$2008
Period minimum 638M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Cuba, 1960–202505B10B15B20B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 638,000,000 US$1962: 759,000,000 US$1964: 1,019,000,000 US$1966: 926,000,000 US$1968: 1,102,000,000 US$1970: 1,311,000,000 US$1972: 1,292,000,000 US$1974: 2,648,000,000 US$1976: 4,066,000,000 US$1978: 4,780,000,000 US$1980: 6,505,000,000 US$1982: 6,637,000,000 US$1984: 8,167,000,000 US$1986: 9,173,000,000 US$1988: 7,579,000,000 US$1990: 4,600,000,000 US$1992: 1,500,000,000 US$1994: 2,055,000,000 US$1996: 3,205,000,000 US$1998: 4,197,000,000 US$2000: 4,843,000,000 US$2002: 4,176,000,000 US$2004: 5,615,000,000 US$2006: 10,258,000,000 US$2008: 15,373,000,000 US$2010: 11,496,000,000 US$2012: 13,869,000,000 US$2014: 13,037,000,000 US$2016: 10,270,000,000 US$2018: 11,484,000,000 US$2020: 7,230,000,000 US$2022: 9,833,000,000 US$2024: 8,757,000,000 US$2025: 8,746,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +8.11B (+1,270.85%) Average annual rate: 4.11 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 8.75B US$
World 26.69T US$
Caribbean computed 75.96B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.88T US$
Merchandise imports — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 8.75B −11M −0.13%
2024 8.76B −216M −2.41%
2023 8.97B −860M −8.75%
2022 9.83B +1.4B +16.63%
2021 8.43B +1.2B +16.61%
2020 7.23B −2.67B −26.98%
2019 9.9B −1.58B −13.78%
2018 11.48B +1.31B +12.9%
2017 10.17B −98M −0.95%
2016 10.27B −1.43B −12.24%
2015 11.7B −1.34B −10.24%
2014 13.04B −1.67B −11.36%
2013 14.71B +838M +6.04%
2012 13.87B −374M −2.63%
2011 14.24B +2.75B +23.9%
2010 11.5B +1.88B +19.51%
2009 9.62B −5.75B −37.43%
2008 15.37B +4.49B +41.22%
2007 10.89B +628M +6.12%
2006 10.26B +2.17B +26.89%
2005 8.08B +2.47B +43.97%
2004 5.62B +942M +20.16%
2003 4.67B +497M +11.9%
2002 4.18B −663M −13.7%
2001 4.84B −4M −0.08%
2000 4.84B +478M +10.95%
1999 4.37B +168M +4%
1998 4.2B +210M +5.27%
1997 3.99B +782M +24.4%
1996 3.21B +380M +13.45%
1995 2.83B +770M +37.47%
1994 2.06B +555M +37%
1993 1.5B +0 +0%
1992 1.5B −1.1B −42.31%
1991 2.6B −2B −43.48%
1990 4.6B −2.93B −38.88%
1989 7.53B −53M −0.7%
1988 7.58B −33M −0.43%
1987 7.61B −1.56B −17.02%
1986 9.17B +1.19B +14.91%
1985 7.98B −184M −2.25%
1984 8.17B +956M +13.26%
1983 7.21B +574M +8.65%
1982 6.64B +92M +1.41%
1981 6.55B +40M +0.61%
1980 6.51B +1.42B +27.93%
1979 5.09B +305M +6.38%
1978 4.78B +80M +1.7%
1977 4.7B +634M +15.59%
1976 4.07B +183M +4.71%
1975 3.88B +1.24B +46.64%
1974 2.65B +855M +47.69%
1973 1.79B +501M +38.78%
1972 1.29B −95M −6.85%
1971 1.39B +76M +5.8%
1970 1.31B +89M +7.28%
1969 1.22B +120M +10.89%
1968 1.1B +103M +10.31%
1967 999M +73M +7.88%
1966 926M +60M +6.93%
1965 866M −153M −15.01%
1964 1.02B +152M +17.53%
1963 867M +108M +14.23%
1962 759M +56M +7.97%
1961 703M +65M +10.19%
1960 638M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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