International trips for business and professional reasons in Cuba

Cuba: International trips for business and professional reasons was 12,200 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12,200
Change on year
up 165.2%
World rank
140th
of 175 countries
All-time high
31,400
in 2017
All-time low
4,600
in 2021
Years of data
28
1995–2022

International trips for business and professional reasons in Cuba, 1995–2022

010.0k20.0k30.0k1995200820221995: 9.0k1996: 10.0k1997: 11.0k1998: 11.0k1999: 12.0k2000: 12.0k2001: 13.0k2002: 13.0k2003: 12.0k2004: 11.0k2005: 12.0k2006: 13.0k2007: 12.0k2008: 12.0k2009: 12.0k2010: 12.0k2011: 16.0k2012: 17.0k2013: 15.0k2014: 14.2k2015: 18.6k2016: 23.2k2017: 31.4k2018: 14.7k2019: 24.8k2020: 5.1k2021: 4.6k2022: 12.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 12,200 for international trips for business and professional reasons in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 165.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international trips for business and professional reasons in Cuba peaked at 31,400 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,600, in 2021.

That places Cuba 140th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

International trips for business and professional reasons in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for International trips for business and professional reasons in Cuba, 1995 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1995 9,000 —
1996 10,000 +11.1%
1997 11,000 +10.0%
1998 11,000 +0.0%
1999 12,000 +9.1%
2000 12,000 +0.0%
2001 13,000 +8.3%
2002 13,000 +0.0%
2003 12,000 -7.7%
2004 11,000 -8.3%
2005 12,000 +9.1%
2006 13,000 +8.3%
2007 12,000 -7.7%
2008 12,000 +0.0%
2009 12,000 +0.0%
2010 12,000 +0.0%
2011 16,000 +33.3%
2012 17,000 +6.2%
2013 15,000 -11.8%
2014 14,200 -5.3%
2015 18,600 +31.0%
2016 23,200 +24.7%
2017 31,400 +35.3%
2018 14,700 -53.2%
2019 24,800 +68.7%
2020 5,100 -79.4%
2021 4,600 -9.8%
2022 12,200 +165.2%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 12,200 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 106,300, 11% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 12,200 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57,126, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where International trips for business and professional reasons 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 +165.2% 4,600 12,200

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,600 9,000 12,000 5
2000s 12,200 11,000 13,000 10
2010s 18,690 12,000 31,400 10
2020s 7,300 4,600 12,200 3

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 137 Belize 15,600 compare
  2. 138 Antigua and Barbuda 15,000 compare
  3. 139 Sierra Leone 14,000 compare
  4. 141 French Polynesia 12,000 compare
  5. 142 Haiti 9,300 compare
  6. 143 Mali 8,800 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is international trips for business and professional reasons in Cuba?
International trips for business and professional reasons in Cuba was 12,200 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest international trips for business and professional reasons recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 31,400 in 2017.
What is the lowest international trips for business and professional reasons recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 4,600 in 2021.
How does Cuba rank for international trips for business and professional reasons?
Cuba ranks 140th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is international trips for business and professional reasons rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 trips for business and professional reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International trips for business and professional reasons
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 3,919 data points, 1995–2024
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