Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Cuba
Cuba: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cuba, 1995–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cuba stood at 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.0% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cuba peaked at 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Cuba ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Cuba, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 33% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 145 Mozambique 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 South Korea 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Cameroon 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Burkina Faso 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 India 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cuba?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cuba was 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Cuba ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.