Domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba
Cuba: Domestic general government health expenditure was 7.8% 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 GDP.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 7.8% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Cuba peaked at 12.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2004.
Cuba ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +35.9% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +39.6% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -25.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 7.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 7.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 7.8% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 7.8% 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 12.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2004.
- How does Cuba rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Cuba ranks 18th 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 14.4%. 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 GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.