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Cuba

CUB Latin America and the Caribbean

State of play

A one-party socialist republic under long-standing US trade embargo; the largest island in the Caribbean.

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Indicators

GDP growth-1.06% per year · 2024▲ 45.0% vs previous
Military expenditure2.88% of GDP · 2018▲ 0.13% vs previous
Net energy imports62.8% of use · 2022▲ 8.04% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness124.9% of GDP · 2024▲ 3.59% vs previous
Population10.9Mpeople · 2025▼ 0.39% vs previous
Displaced from here317.4Kpeople · 2025▼ 13.7% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

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