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Cuban flag (FlagPictures)Located in northern Caribbean and east of Mexico, the Republic of Cuba’s purchases of imported products totaled US$5.5 billion in 2025.
That projected dollar amount results from a -34.8% reduction from $8.4 billion in Cuban spending on imports five years earlier in 2021.
Year over year, the overall cost of Cuba’s imported products accelerated by 21.9% compared to $4.5 billion starting from 2024.
Cuba’s Best International Trade Suppliers
The latest available country-specific data from 2022 shows that 49.2% of products imported by Cuba was furnished by exporters in: mainland China (11.5% of the Cuban total), Spain (10.1%), United States of America (4.6%), Argentina (3.5%), Mexico (3.5%), Brazil (3.4%), Germany (2.5%), Italy (2.3%), Vietnam (2.2%), Netherlands (2%), Canada (1.9%) and Venezuela (1.6%).
From a continents-based perspective, the leading share of Cuba’s imports originated from suppliers in Europe (35%), Asia (29.6%) and Latin America (18.4%) excluding Mexico. Close behind were providers in North America (15.6%) trailed by Oceania (0.9%) led by New Zealand, then Africa (0.4%).
Given Cuba’s population of 10.9 million people, its estimated US$5.5 billion worth of imports translates to roughly $500 in yearly product demand from every person in the Cuban collection of islands. That dollar metric exceeds the average $400 per capita for one year earlier during 2024.
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Cuba’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Cuba.
- Electrical machinery, equipment: US$653.4 million (11.9% of total imports)
- Vehicles: $560.6 million (10.2%)
- Machinery including computers: $529.8 million (9.6%)
- Meat: $476.7 million (8.7%)
- Cereals: $274.2 million (5%)
- Beverages, spirits, vinegar: $259.4 million (4.7%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $253 million (4.6%)
- Dairy, eggs, honey: $167.2 million (3%)
- Cereal/milk preparations: $158.6 million (2.9%)
- Animal/vegetable fats, oils, waxes: $127 million (2.3%)
Cuba’s top 10 imports accounted for 62.9% of the overall cost of its product purchases from other countries.
The greatest import increases were recorded for the top product categories vehicles (up 90.1% from 2024) then mineral fuels including oil (up 82.5%) and electrical machinery and equipment (up 70%).
The only listed product category to register a year-over-year decline was for Cuba’s imports of machinery including computers (down -1.8% from 2024).
Please note that information presented under the sections below is at the more granular 4-digit level.
Cuba’s Electronics Imports
In 2025, Cuban importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electronics-related goods.
- Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: US$147.3 million (up 169.2% from 2024)
- Electric storage batteries: $77 million (up 393%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $68.8 million (up 129.4%)
- Phone devices including smartphones: $63.7 million (down -18.9%)
- Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $52.3 million (up 112.4%)
- Insulated wire/cable: $50.3 million (up 36.1%)
- Electric motors, generators: $32.6 million (up 106.3%)
- Electric generating sets, converters: $23.1 million (up 259.2%)
- Electric water heaters, hair dryers: $21.8 million (up 9%)
- Electric motor parts: $19.7 million (up 202.7%)
Among these import subcategories, Cuban purchases of electric storage batteries (up 393%), electric generating sets and converters (up 259.2%) then electric motor parts (up 202.7%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gain clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics-related goods among Cuban businesses and consumers.
Cuba’s Vehicles Imports
In 2025, Cuban importers spent the most on the following subcategories of vehicles.
- Cars: US$247.2 million (up 100.4% from 2024)
- Motorcycles: $141.8 million (up 208.7%)
- Automobile parts/accessories: $39.9 million (up 15.1%)
- Motorcycle parts/accessories: $36.1 million (up 41.2%)
- Trucks: $35.7 million (up 65.5%)
- Public-transport vehicles: $22.9 million (up 28.2%)
- Tractors: $13.8 million (up 102.4%)
- Trailers: $7.5 million (up 57.6%)
- Bicycles, other non-motorized cycles: $6.9 million (up 16.4%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $4.8 million (down -3.2%)
Among these import subcategories, Cuban purchases of motorcycles (up 208.7%), tractors (up 102.4%) then cars (up 100.4%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Cuban businesses and consumers.
Cuba’s Machinery Imports
In 2025, Cuban importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Refrigerators, freezers: US$65.2 million (up 26.3% from 2024)
- Air or vacuum pumps: $39.1 million (up 6.6%)
- Engines (diesel): $35.5 million (up 351.2%)
- Liquid pumps and elevators: $34 million (up 10.8%)
- Machinery parts: $32.2 million (up 47.4%)
- Air conditioners: $23.9 million (down -19.7%)
- Piston engine parts: $22.7 million (up 9.1%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $20.6 million (down -32.6%)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $20.2 million (down -29.5%)
- Computers, optical readers: $19.8 million (down -49.2%)
Among these import subcategories, Cuban purchases of diesel engines (up 351.2%), machinery parts (up 47.4%) then refrigerators and freezers (up 26.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery including computers among Cuban businesses and consumers.
Cuba’s Meat Imports
In 2025, Cuban importers spent the most on the following subcategories of meat-related products.
- Poultry meat: US$359.3 million (down -2.7% from 2024)
- Swine meat: $84.9 million (up 42.7%)
- Frozen beef: $18.3 million (up 15.7%)
- Salted/dried/smoked meat: $8.3 million (up 84.4%)
- Red meat offal: $2.9 million (down -53.6%)
- Sheep or goat meat: $1.5 million (up 47.3%)
- Miscellaneous meat: $340,000 (up 1,378%)
- Fresh or chilled beef: $125,000 (down -83.3%)
- Pig, poultry fat: $58,000 (down -14.7%)
Among these import subcategories, Cuban purchases of miscellaneous meat (up 1,378%), salted, dried or smoked meat (up 84.4%) then sheep or goat meat (up 47.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported meat-related products among Cuban businesses and consumers.
See also Cuba’s Top 10 Exports, China’s Top 10 Exports and Spain’s Top 10 Exports
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles. Accessed on August 25, 2026
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on August 25, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 25, 2026
Wikipedia, Cuba. Accessed on August 25, 2026
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