Health spending share of GDP in Cuba
Current health spending in Cuba was equal to 9.4% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2012.
Cuba, 2023
9.4%
Change from 2022
−2.4percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Position in 2023
37th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Cuba over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cuba | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 11.8% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 10.4%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Cuba has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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All statistics for Cuba
Physicians
9.54 per 1,000 people
2021 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
66.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
86
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
4.00 litres
2024 · WHO