Cuba got a subsidy of about 25% of GDP from the USSR. [1]
It's also worth noting that Cuba's per capita GDP in the late 1950s was about the same as Italy of Spain.
[1] http://www.lexingtoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Cuba/su...
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It's also worth noting that Cuba's per capita GDP in the late 1950s was about the same as Italy of Spain.
[1] http://www.lexingtoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Cuba/su...
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