Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cuba

Cuba: Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments was 1.69 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.69 million
Change on year
up 160.7%
World rank
54th
of 139 countries
All-time high
3.79 million
in 2017
All-time low
647,000
in 2021
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cuba, 1995–2022

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1995200820221995: 1.0M1996: 1.4M1997: 1.5M1998: 1.9M1999: 2.1M2000: 2.0M2001: 2.0M2002: 2.0M2003: 2.4M2004: 2.7M2005: 2.9M2006: 2.8M2007: 2.9M2008: 3.1M2009: 3.1M2010: 3.1M2011: 3.3M2012: 3.3M2013: 3.3M2014: 3.4M2015: 3.5M2016: 3.7M2017: 3.8M2018: 3.6M2019: 2.9M2020: 1.8M2021: 647.0k2022: 1.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 1.69 million for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 160.7% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cuba peaked at 3.79 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 647,000, in 2021.

Cuba ranks 54th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cuba, 1995 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1995 1.04 million —
1996 1.39 million +32.7%
1997 1.47 million +6.4%
1998 1.86 million +25.9%
1999 2.06 million +11.0%
2000 2.03 million -1.7%
2001 2.04 million +0.9%
2002 2.03 million -0.7%
2003 2.40 million +18.3%
2004 2.73 million +13.8%
2005 2.91 million +6.6%
2006 2.81 million -3.5%
2007 2.87 million +2.3%
2008 3.11 million +8.2%
2009 3.11 million -0.0%
2010 3.12 million +0.3%
2011 3.29 million +5.6%
2012 3.29 million +0.0%
2013 3.26 million -0.9%
2014 3.41 million +4.6%
2015 3.47 million +1.7%
2016 3.70 million +6.7%
2017 3.79 million +2.4%
2018 3.57 million -5.8%
2019 2.94 million -17.5%
2020 1.81 million -38.4%
2021 647,000 -64.4%
2022 1.69 million +160.7%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 1.69 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 million, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 1.69 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 328,000, 5.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +160.7% 647,000 1.69 million
2021 -64.4% 1.81 million 647,000
2020 -38.4% 2.94 million 1.81 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.56 million 1.04 million 2.06 million 5
2000s 2.60 million 2.03 million 3.11 million 10
2010s 3.38 million 2.94 million 3.79 million 10
2020s 1.38 million 647,000 1.81 million 3

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 51 Oman 1.77 million
  2. 52 Jamaica 1.73 million compare
  3. 53 Slovakia 1.71 million compare
  4. 55 Serbia 1.58 million compare
  5. 56 Latvia 1.54 million compare
  6. 57 Bahamas 1.47 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cuba?
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cuba was 1.69 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 3.79 million in 2017.
What is the lowest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 647,000 in 2021.
How does Cuba rank for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments?
Cuba ranks 54th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
Is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 3,097 data points, 1995–2024
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