Cuba vs Low income: Current health expenditure
Cuba
9.4%
in 2023
Low income
4.6%
in 2023
Cuba rank
38th
Low income rank
37th
Current health expenditure over time
- Cuba
- Low income
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 9.4% against 4.6% in Low income, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 2.1 times Low income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 38th and Low income ranks 37th of 193 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 4.7% | 3.9% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 5.1% | 6.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 4.9% | 7.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Cuba or Low income?
- Cuba, at 9.4% against 4.6% in Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Cuba and Low income?
- 4.8%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Low income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Low income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Cuba ranks 38th and Low income ranks 37th 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.