Australia vs Cuba: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Australia
7.7%
in 2023
Cuba
7.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
19th
Cuba rank
18th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 7.8% against 7.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Cuba ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 7.4% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 10.0% | 3.3% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 10.6% | 2.9% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Australia or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 7.8% against 7.7% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Australia and Cuba?
- 0.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cuba?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Cuba rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 19th and Cuba ranks 18th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.