Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Cuba
Cuba: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 1.05 billion current US$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Cuba, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Cuba is 1.05 billion current US$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 151.7% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Cuba peaked at 3.30 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 417.00 million current US$, in 2021.
That places Cuba 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Cuba, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.10 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.33 billion current US$ | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 1.76 billion current US$ | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 1.90 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.95 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.84 billion current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.77 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.00 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 2.11 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.59 billion current US$ | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 2.41 billion current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.42 billion current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.54 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.25 billion current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 2.40 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.50 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.61 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.61 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.55 billion current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.82 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 3.07 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 3.30 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 2.78 billion current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 2.65 billion current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.15 billion current US$ | -56.4% |
| 2021 | 417.00 million current US$ | -63.8% |
| 2022 | 1.05 billion current US$ | +151.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.05 billion current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 59% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.05 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion current US$, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +151.7% | 417.00 million current US$ | 1.05 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 billion current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 1.90 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.19 billion current US$ | 1.77 billion current US$ | 2.59 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 billion current US$ | 2.40 billion current US$ | 3.30 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 872.83 million current US$ | 417.00 million current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 in Cuba?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Cuba was 1.05 billion current US$ in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 417.00 million current US$ in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Cuba ranks 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.