Ores and metals imports in Cuba
Cuba: Ores and metals imports was 2.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Cuba, 1989–2022
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2022, ores and metals imports in Cuba stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 67.3% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Cuba peaked at 2.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2016.
Cuba ranks 70th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +67.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 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 exports 53.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Cuba?
- Ores and metals imports in Cuba was 2.2% in 2022, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for ores and metals imports?
- Cuba ranks 70th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.