Cuba vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Cuba
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 53.4% against 10.5% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 42.9%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 5.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Cuba ranks 5th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 14.0% | 8.8% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 11.9% | 7.2% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 7.9% | 21.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 8.1% | 25.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 10.1% | 7.6% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 11.8% | 36.7% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Cuba or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cuba, at 53.4% against 10.5% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Cuba and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 42.9%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Cuba ranks 5th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.