Cuba vs IDA blend: Current health expenditure
Cuba
9.4%
in 2023
IDA blend
3.9%
in 2023
Cuba rank
38th
IDA blend rank
41st
Current health expenditure over time
- Cuba
- IDA blend
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 9.4% against 3.9% in IDA blend, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 2.4 times IDA blend's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 38th and IDA blend ranks 41st of 193 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 3.4% | 5.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.5% | 7.8% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 3.8% | 8.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Cuba or IDA blend?
- Cuba, at 9.4% against 3.9% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Cuba and IDA blend?
- 5.5%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and IDA blend?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and IDA blend rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Cuba ranks 38th and IDA blend ranks 41st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.