Cuba vs Saudi Arabia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Saudi Arabia with a GDP of $786.5B ranked the 18th largest economy in the world, while Cuba ranked 64th with $100B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Saudi Arabia and Cuba ranked 124th vs 130th and 41st vs 82nd, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Cuba |  Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $100B | $786.5B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2% | 2.2% |
| Population | 11.5M | 33M |
| GDP per capita | $8.8k | $23k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.26% | 0.61% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 0.32 | 1.58 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | N/A | 0.42 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $14k | $56k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $84.8B | $727.8B |
| GNI per capita | $7.5k | $22k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | N/A | $1.9T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | N/A | $56k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Cuba | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 50% | 2.5% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 2.5% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 6.9% | 2.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 1% | 11.5% |
| Unemployment | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 26.9 | 62.4 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.4 | 4.65 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.2 | 5.66 |
| Property Rights Index | 20.1 | 64.6 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 10 | 72.3 |
| Business Freedom Index | 20 | 66.6 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 14.8 | 19.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 20 | 63.3 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 10 | 45 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 10 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 65.6 | 75.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 64.1 | 81 |
| Government Spending Index | 0 | 61.8 |
| Tax Burden Index | 49.5 | 99.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 38.7 | 49.6 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 47 | 49 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 78.7 | 74.9 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 13.9 | 3.2 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 8.5 | 28.8 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 5 | 1.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 4.7M | 15.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Cuba | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 51% | 19.1% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | N/A |
| External debt stocks | N/A | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | N/A | 13.4% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | N/A | 33.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 12% | 24.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $144M | $509.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | N/A | $4.2B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Cuba | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 14.5% | 39.9% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 12.6% | 26.7% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | N/A | $70.6B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | 26.8% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $510.6M | $290k |
| Personal remittances received | N/A | $334.9M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 25.1% | 49.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | 28% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 64.8% | 35.7% |
