Cuba is the 136th largest export economy in the world. In 2013, Cuba exported $2.43B and imported $6.72B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $4.29B.

The top exports of Cuba are Raw Sugar ($419M), Refined Petroleum ($356M), Rolled Tobacco ($306M), Packaged Medicaments ($227M) and Nickel Mattes ($179M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Refined Petroleum ($268M), Wheat ($250M), Corn ($246M), Poultry Meat ($198M) and Concentrated Milk ($194M).

The top export destinations of Cuba are China ($474M), Venezuela ($336M), Spain ($246M), the Netherlands ($176M) and the United Kingdom ($165M). The top import origins are China ($1.22B), Spain ($1.06B), Brazil ($528M), Canada ($431M) and Mexico ($368M).

Cuba is an island and borders the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico and the United States by sea.