International tourist trips in Cuba

Cuba: International tourist trips was 1.61 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.61 million
Change on year
up 353.8%
World rank
82nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
4.68 million
in 2018
All-time low
355,500
in 2021
Years of data
28
1995–2022

International tourist trips in Cuba, 1995–2022

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1995200820221995: 742.0k1996: 999.0k1997: 1.2M1998: 1.4M1999: 1.6M2000: 1.7M2001: 1.7M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.8M2004: 2.0M2005: 2.3M2006: 2.1M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.3M2009: 2.4M2010: 2.5M2011: 2.7M2012: 2.8M2013: 2.8M2014: 3.0M2015: 3.5M2016: 4.0M2017: 4.6M2018: 4.7M2019: 4.3M2020: 1.1M2021: 355.5k2022: 1.6M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for international tourist trips in Cuba is 1.61 million, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 353.8% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international tourist trips in Cuba peaked at 4.68 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 355,500, in 2021.

Cuba ranks 82nd of 203 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.

International tourist trips in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for International tourist trips in Cuba, 1995 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1995 742,000 —
1996 999,000 +34.6%
1997 1.15 million +15.4%
1998 1.39 million +20.6%
1999 1.56 million +12.3%
2000 1.74 million +11.5%
2001 1.74 million -0.3%
2002 1.66 million -4.6%
2003 1.85 million +11.5%
2004 2.02 million +9.2%
2005 2.26 million +12.1%
2006 2.15 million -4.9%
2007 2.12 million -1.4%
2008 2.32 million +9.3%
2009 2.40 million +3.8%
2010 2.51 million +4.2%
2011 2.69 million +7.2%
2012 2.82 million +5.0%
2013 2.84 million +0.6%
2014 2.98 million +5.0%
2015 3.51 million +17.6%
2016 3.98 million +13.4%
2017 4.59 million +15.6%
2018 4.68 million +2.0%
2019 4.26 million -9.0%
2020 1.08 million -74.5%
2021 355,500 -67.2%
2022 1.61 million +353.8%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 1.61 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 million, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 1.61 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 770,950, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where International tourist trips 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 +353.8% 355,500 1.61 million
2020 -74.5% 4.26 million 1.08 million
2021 -67.2% 1.08 million 355,500

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.17 million 742,000 1.56 million 5
2000s 2.02 million 1.66 million 2.40 million 10
2010s 3.49 million 2.51 million 4.68 million 10
2020s 1.02 million 355,500 1.61 million 3

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 79 Peru 2.01 million compare
  2. 80 Bahamas 1.87 million compare
  3. 81 Maldives 1.68 million compare
  4. 83 Azerbaijan 1.51 million compare
  5. 84 Guatemala 1.49 million compare
  6. 85 Belarus 1.49 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is international tourist trips in Cuba?
International tourist trips in Cuba was 1.61 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest international tourist trips recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 4.68 million in 2018.
What is the lowest international tourist trips recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 355,500 in 2021.
How does Cuba rank for international tourist trips?
Cuba ranks 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
Is international tourist trips rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. 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 International tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International tourist trips
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,187 data points, 1995–2024
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