Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Cuba

Trade balance in Cuba in 2020 — 702,000,000 US$. Ranked 58 in the world out of 184. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 206.7%.

2020 702M US$ −57.73% vs 2019
World rank 58of 184
Period maximum 3.95B US$2014
Period minimum -3.68B US$1989

Trend over time

1970–2020 · US$

Trade balance — Cuba, 1970–2020-4B-2B02B4B197019751980198519901995200020052010201520201970: -657,873,400 US$1971: -799,136,000 US$1972: -940,170,199 US$1973: -1,153,937,033 US$1974: -1,318,322,927 US$1975: -1,505,098,537 US$1976: -1,594,581,973 US$1977: -1,641,618,313 US$1978: -2,058,740,779 US$1979: -2,268,138,219 US$1980: -2,295,740,833 US$1981: -2,340,543,976 US$1982: -2,412,947,059 US$1983: -2,541,022,934 US$1984: -2,837,376,779 US$1985: -2,582,425,265 US$1986: -2,918,851,692 US$1987: -2,777,825,258 US$1988: -3,043,123,879 US$1989: -3,675,379,469 US$1990: -3,046,844,016 US$1991: -1,734,684,045 US$1992: -289,398,378 US$1993: -565,312,297 US$1994: -368,823,784 US$1995: -762,386,442 US$1996: -500,000,000 US$1997: -737,200,000 US$1998: -1,029,300,000 US$1999: -792,500,000 US$2000: -860,700,000 US$2001: -916,300,000 US$2002: -562,700,000 US$2003: -245,300,000 US$2004: 279,700,000 US$2005: 1,140,600,000 US$2006: 116,666,667 US$2007: 1,467,870,370 US$2008: -2,129,351,852 US$2009: 1,152,777,778 US$2010: 2,887,962,963 US$2011: 2,240,000,000 US$2012: 3,771,000,000 US$2013: 2,991,000,000 US$2014: 3,947,000,000 US$2015: 2,336,000,000 US$2016: 2,463,300,000 US$2017: 2,789,400,000 US$2018: 1,962,900,000 US$2019: 1,660,900,000 US$2020: 702,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.36B (+206.71%)

Comparison, 2020

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

Cuba 702M US$
World computed 505B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 368B US$
Trade balance — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 702M −959M −57.73%
2019 1.66B −302M −15.39%
2018 1.96B −827M −29.63%
2017 2.79B +326M +13.24%
2016 2.46B +127M +5.45%
2015 2.34B −1.61B −40.82%
2014 3.95B +956M +31.96%
2013 2.99B −780M −20.68%
2012 3.77B +1.53B +68.35%
2011 2.24B −648M −22.44%
2010 2.89B +1.74B +150.52%
2009 1.15B +3.28B +154.14%
2008 -2.13B −3.6B −245.06%
2007 1.47B +1.35B +1,158.17%
2006 117M −1.02B −89.77%
2005 1.14B +861M +307.79%
2004 280M +525M +214.02%
2003 -245M +317M +56.41%
2002 -563M +354M +38.59%
2001 -916M −55.6M −6.46%
2000 -861M −68.2M −8.61%
1999 -793M +237M +23.01%
1998 -1.03B −292M −39.62%
1997 -737M −237M −47.44%
1996 -500M +262M +34.42%
1995 -762M −394M −106.71%
1994 -369M +196M +34.76%
1993 -565M −276M −95.34%
1992 -289M +1.45B +83.32%
1991 -1.73B +1.31B +43.07%
1990 -3.05B +629M +17.1%
1989 -3.68B −632M −20.78%
1988 -3.04B −265M −9.55%
1987 -2.78B +141M +4.83%
1986 -2.92B −336M −13.03%
1985 -2.58B +255M +8.99%
1984 -2.84B −296M −11.66%
1983 -2.54B −128M −5.31%
1982 -2.41B −72.4M −3.09%
1981 -2.34B −44.8M −1.95%
1980 -2.3B −27.6M −1.22%
1979 -2.27B −209M −10.17%
1978 -2.06B −417M −25.41%
1977 -1.64B −47.04M −2.95%
1976 -1.59B −89.48M −5.95%
1975 -1.51B −187M −14.17%
1974 -1.32B −164M −14.25%
1973 -1.15B −214M −22.74%
1972 -940M −141M −17.65%
1971 -799M −141M −21.47%
1970 -658M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.