Domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba
Cuba: Domestic general government health expenditure was 83.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba stood at 83.4%.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba peaked at 91.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2003.
That places Cuba 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.7% | — |
| 2001 | 81.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 79.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 90.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | -6.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 83.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 83.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.8% | 79.5% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.7% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 83.4% | 91.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba was 83.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2003.
- How does Cuba rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Cuba ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.