Health spending per person in Cuba

Current health spending in Cuba was US$1,199 per person in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Health spending per person (US dollars) Unit: Current US dollars per person Data: 2000 to 2020 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Cuba is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Cuba, 2020 US$1,199 Current US dollars per person
Change from 2019 +17.2% 2019: US$1,023 per person
World, 2020 US$1,160 per person Official aggregate

Health spending per person in Cuba over time

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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Health spending per person (US dollars) (current US dollars per person), 2000 to 2023
Period CubaWorld
2023 – US$1,317 per person
2022 – US$1,266 per person
2021 – US$1,258 per person
2020 US$1,199 per person US$1,160 per person
2019 US$1,023 per person US$1,085 per person
2018 US$982 per person US$1,067 per person
2017 US$988 per person US$1,028 per person
2016 US$991 per person US$992 per person
2015 US$991 per person US$975 per person
2014 US$868 per person US$1,016 per person
2013 US$712 per person US$993 per person
2012 US$602 per person US$982 per person
2011 US$696 per person US$974 per person
2010 US$609 per person US$900 per person
2009 US$676 per person US$863 per person
2008 US$609 per person US$854 per person
2007 US$569 per person US$789 per person
2006 US$387 per person US$720 per person
2005 US$332 per person US$680 per person
2004 US$232 per person US$640 per person
2003 US$227 per person US$583 per person
2002 US$214 per person US$519 per person
2001 US$198 per person US$488 per person
2000 US$181 per person US$476 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +17.2% from US$1,023 per person in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was US$609 per person, the figure has changed by +97.1%.
  • The figure for the world in 2020 was US$1,160 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2020 for Cuba
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database