Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Cuba
Cuba: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in Cuba is 0.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.6% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Cuba peaked at 6.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1986.
That places Cuba 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -17.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -44.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +92.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -51.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +38.8% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +285.0% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -46.4% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -25.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +47.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -49.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +141.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -38.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +40.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +42.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +79.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -52.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +52.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -58.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +66.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -38.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 31% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +285.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 130 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
- 131 United Kingdom 0.6% compare
- 132 Vanuatu 0.6% compare
- 134 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 135 Belize 0.5% compare
- 136 Nepal 0.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Cuba?
- Total natural resources rents in Cuba was 0.6% in 2020, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1986.
- How does Cuba rank for total natural resources rents?
- Cuba ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.