History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Cuba
Cuba: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 8,326 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
8,326 2011 US$
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
96th
of 145 countries
All-time high
8,326 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
295 2011 US$
in 1690
Years of data
127
1690–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Cuba, 1690–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Cuba is 8,326 2011 US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 127 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Cuba peaked at 8,326 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 295 2011 US$, in 1690.
Cuba ranks 96th of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Cuba, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1690 | 295 2011 US$ | — |
| 1750 | 481 2011 US$ | +63.1% |
| 1775 | 526 2011 US$ | +9.4% |
| 1792 | 579 2011 US$ | +10.1% |
| 1829 | 787 2011 US$ | +35.9% |
| 1844 | 799 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 888 2011 US$ | +11.1% |
| 1862 | 1,068 2011 US$ | +20.3% |
| 1881 | 1,267 2011 US$ | +18.6% |
| 1892 | 1,737 2011 US$ | +37.1% |
| 1902 | 1,680 2011 US$ | -3.3% |
| 1903 | 1,758 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1904 | 1,809 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1905 | 1,887 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1906 | 1,913 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 2,069 2011 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1908 | 1,836 2011 US$ | -11.3% |
| 1909 | 2,069 2011 US$ | +12.7% |
| 1910 | 2,069 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 1,887 2011 US$ | -8.8% |
| 1912 | 1,940 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1913 | 2,120 2011 US$ | +9.3% |
| 1914 | 2,173 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1915 | 2,146 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1916 | 2,249 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1917 | 2,275 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 2,302 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 2,378 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 2,378 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 2,302 2011 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1922 | 2,275 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 2,249 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1924 | 2,327 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 2,560 2011 US$ | +10.0% |
| 1926 | 2,431 2011 US$ | -5.0% |
| 1927 | 2,405 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 2,275 2011 US$ | -5.4% |
| 1929 | 2,507 2011 US$ | +10.2% |
| 1930 | 2,378 2011 US$ | -5.1% |
| 1931 | 1,758 2011 US$ | -26.1% |
| 1932 | 1,629 2011 US$ | -7.3% |
| 1933 | 1,551 2011 US$ | -4.8% |
| 1934 | 1,680 2011 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1935 | 1,809 2011 US$ | +7.7% |
| 1936 | 1,913 2011 US$ | +5.7% |
| 1937 | 2,042 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 1938 | 2,069 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 2,042 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 2,069 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 2,198 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1942 | 2,198 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 2,069 2011 US$ | -5.9% |
| 1944 | 2,275 2011 US$ | +10.0% |
| 1945 | 2,275 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 2,405 2011 US$ | +5.7% |
| 1947 | 2,560 2011 US$ | +6.4% |
| 1948 | 2,507 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1949 | 2,482 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 2,638 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1951 | 2,664 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 2,844 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1953 | 2,611 2011 US$ | -8.2% |
| 1954 | 2,611 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2,638 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2,740 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 2,922 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 2,922 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 3,006 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 2,994 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 3,068 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 2,974 2011 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 2,958 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 3,158 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 3,088 2011 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 3,185 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 3,489 2011 US$ | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 3,229 2011 US$ | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 3,137 2011 US$ | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 2,976 2011 US$ | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 3,161 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 3,253 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 3,486 2011 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 3,609 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3,733 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 3,786 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3,913 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 4,114 2011 US$ | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 4,183 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 4,106 2011 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 4,420 2011 US$ | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 4,487 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 4,705 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 5,051 2011 US$ | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 5,120 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5,075 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4,887 2011 US$ | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 4,994 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 4,991 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4,713 2011 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 3,982 2011 US$ | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 3,400 2011 US$ | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 2,657 2011 US$ | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 2,683 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2,861 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 3,250 2011 US$ | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 3,426 2011 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 3,416 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,624 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 4,009 2011 US$ | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 4,231 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 4,369 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 4,507 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 4,561 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4,714 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 5,416 2011 US$ | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 5,636 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6,005 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 6,248 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 6,578 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 6,928 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 7,138 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7,379 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 7,628 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 7,889 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8,000 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 8,142 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8,326 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1690s | 295 2011 US$ | 295 2011 US$ | 295 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1750s | 481 2011 US$ | 481 2011 US$ | 481 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1770s | 526 2011 US$ | 526 2011 US$ | 526 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1790s | 579 2011 US$ | 579 2011 US$ | 579 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1820s | 787 2011 US$ | 787 2011 US$ | 787 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1840s | 799 2011 US$ | 799 2011 US$ | 799 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1850s | 888 2011 US$ | 888 2011 US$ | 888 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,068 2011 US$ | 1,068 2011 US$ | 1,068 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1880s | 1,267 2011 US$ | 1,267 2011 US$ | 1,267 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,737 2011 US$ | 1,737 2011 US$ | 1,737 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1900s | 1,878 2011 US$ | 1,680 2011 US$ | 2,069 2011 US$ | 8 |
| 1910s | 2,154 2011 US$ | 1,887 2011 US$ | 2,378 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,371 2011 US$ | 2,249 2011 US$ | 2,560 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,887 2011 US$ | 1,551 2011 US$ | 2,378 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,304 2011 US$ | 2,069 2011 US$ | 2,560 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,760 2011 US$ | 2,611 2011 US$ | 3,006 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,128 2011 US$ | 2,958 2011 US$ | 3,489 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,621 2011 US$ | 2,976 2011 US$ | 4,183 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,784 2011 US$ | 4,106 2011 US$ | 5,120 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,401 2011 US$ | 2,657 2011 US$ | 4,713 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,970 2011 US$ | 4,009 2011 US$ | 6,248 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,556 2011 US$ | 6,578 2011 US$ | 8,326 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Cuba?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Cuba was 8,326 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 8,326 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 295 2011 US$ in 1690.
- How does Cuba rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Cuba ranks 96th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]