Cuba

Country in Americas

In brief

GDP growth per year: -1.1% (2024). World rank 199 of 209 (1 = best); in Americas, 42 of 45. Services, share of GDP: 73.4% (2024). World rank 20 of 200; in Americas, 9 of 42. Unemployment: 1.8% (2025). World rank 15 of 186 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 33. From 2015 to 2025: unemployment 2.4% → 1.8%, youth unemployment 6% → 4.3% (ages 15–24), and women in work or seeking work 44.3% → 40%.

Size and growth

GDP: $107.4B 2020
GDP per person: $9,605 2020
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: No data
GDP growth per year: -1.1% 2024

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $9,010 2019
Inflation: No data
Price level, USA = 100: No data

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 1.2% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 23.9% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 73.4% 2024
Unemployment: 1.8% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 4.3% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 40% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 42.5% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 82.4% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: No data
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: 0% 2020
Remittances received, share of GDP: No data
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC), Cuban Peso (CUP)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): No data
Living on under $3 a day: No data