Ores and metals exports in Cuba
Cuba: Ores and metals exports was 53.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Cuba, 1975–2022
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2022, ores and metals exports in Cuba stood at 53.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 130.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Cuba peaked at 53.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2017.
That places Cuba 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.6% | — |
| 1976 | 5.9% | +26.7% |
| 1977 | 6.3% | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | +531.4% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -95.8% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +1025.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -91.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +262.9% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +432.5% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +9.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 53.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 15.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 53.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 29.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1025.7% | 2.1% | 23.2% |
| 1999 | +531.4% | 4.6% | 29.3% |
| 2019 | +432.5% | 7.2% | 38.5% |
| 2018 | +262.9% | 2.0% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 2.1% | 48.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 2.0% | 38.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 43.1% | 53.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Cuba?
- Ores and metals exports in Cuba was 53.4% in 2022, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- How does Cuba rank for ores and metals exports?
- Cuba ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.