Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cuba
Cuba: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 83.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 83.4% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cuba?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cuba was 83.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2003.
- How does Cuba rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Cuba ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.