Total health spending per person in Cuba
Cuba: Total health spending per person was 2,575 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 2,575 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Cuba peaked at 3,386 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 548.77 current international $, in 2000.
That places Cuba 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 548.77 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 640.32 current international $ | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 712.72 current international $ | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 758.31 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 749.12 current international $ | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,069 current international $ | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 1,289 current international $ | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 1,837 current international $ | +42.5% |
| 2008 | 1,965 current international $ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 2,179 current international $ | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 2,029 current international $ | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 2,158 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1,861 current international $ | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 2,183 current international $ | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 2,615 current international $ | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 2,911 current international $ | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 2,819 current international $ | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 2,748 current international $ | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2,765 current international $ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,829 current international $ | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,883 current international $ | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3,386 current international $ | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 3,174 current international $ | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 2,575 current international $ | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,175 current international $ | 548.77 current international $ | 2,179 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,492 current international $ | 1,861 current international $ | 2,911 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,005 current international $ | 2,575 current international $ | 3,386 current international $ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Cuba?
- Total health spending per person in Cuba was 2,575 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,386 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 548.77 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for total health spending per person?
- Cuba ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.