Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba
Cuba: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.19 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba stood at 1.19.
The figure is up 2,875.0% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba peaked at 10.97 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -5.74, in 2020.
That places Cuba 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.96 | — |
| 2001 | 0.84 | -78.8% |
| 2002 | -0.12 | -114.3% |
| 2003 | 1.96 | -1733.3% |
| 2004 | 4.39 | +124.0% |
| 2005 | 10.22 | +132.8% |
| 2006 | 10.97 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 6.34 | -42.2% |
| 2008 | 3.29 | -48.1% |
| 2009 | -1.06 | -132.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2 | -496.2% |
| 2011 | 3 | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 2.78 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 2.04 | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.04 | -98.0% |
| 2015 | 3.67 | +9075.0% |
| 2016 | -0.12 | -103.3% |
| 2017 | 1.45 | -1308.3% |
| 2018 | 2.39 | +64.8% |
| 2019 | 0.22 | -90.8% |
| 2020 | -5.74 | -2709.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -118.8% |
| 2022 | 0.27 | -75.0% |
| 2023 | -0.93 | -444.4% |
| 2024 | 0.04 | -104.3% |
| 2025 | 1.19 | +2875.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.19 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +9075.0% | 0.04 | 3.67 |
| 2025 | +2875.0% | 0.04 | 1.19 |
| 2020 | -2709.1% | 0.22 | -5.74 |
| 2003 | +1733.3% | -0.12 | 1.96 |
| 2017 | +1308.3% | -0.12 | 1.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.08 | -1.06 | 10.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 | -0.12 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6817 | -5.74 | 1.19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 112 Belgium 1.25 compare
- 113 El Salvador 1.23 compare
- 113 Peru 1.23 compare
- 115 Namibia 1.19 compare
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 1.18 compare
- 118 Netherlands 1.17 compare
More work & labour data for Cuba
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.07 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1738 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,101 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,722 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,757 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,821 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,577 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cuba was 1.19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 10.97 in 2006.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.74 in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Cuba ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).