Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cuba
Cuba: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 20.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Cuba is 20.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Cuba peaked at 21.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2004.
That places Cuba 10th out of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 11.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.4% | 21.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Cuba?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cuba was 20.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2004.
- How does Cuba rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Cuba ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.