October 2011
Cuba
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  11 258 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2008)  62 705 Merchandise  113 84
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010) ... excluding intra-EU trade 89 60
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) ... Commercial services 52 109
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)  2 237 excluding intra-EU trade 34 83
Trade to GDP ratio (2006-2008)   42.9
Annual percentage change
2008   2005-2008 2007 2008
Real GDP (2005=100)   125 8 7 4
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   120 6 14 4
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   128 9 -1 8
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 20 April 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.073
Trade Policy Review ... Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    30.9 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   5
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods   21.4   10.7 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   37.3   10.9 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   9.4   10.7 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   3.7 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   32.0 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   50 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  3 900 11 -21 25
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  11 300 7 -37 17
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.03 Share in world total imports  0.07
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   20.0 Agricultural products 16.4
Fuels and mining products   54.9 Fuels and mining products 30.2
Manufactures   25.1 Manufactures 53.2
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela   12.8 1. European Union (27)   21.8
2. European Union (27)   9.8 2. China   13.4
3. Russian Federation   3.2 3. United States   4.5
4. Bolivia, Plurinational State of   1.6 4. Canada   3.5
5. Mexico   1.2 5. Brazil   3.1
    Unspecified destinations     62.8       Unspecified origins     36.7
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009   2008 2009
Commercial services exports (million US$)  8 785   6 8 -5
Commercial services imports (million US$)  1 375   8 57 -34
2009   2009
Share in world total exports   0.26   Share in world total imports 0.04
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation ...      Transportation ...
Travel ...      Travel ...
Other commercial services ...      Other commercial services ...
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
...   92   92 ... ...  1 403  1 403
                         
a  Breakdowns by commodity group and by destination/origin refer to 2006.