Cuba — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Cuba, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Cuba was 9.38% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 13.79% in 2021. The lowest was 6.58% in 2000 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.55% per year.
Cuba ranks 37 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 20%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Cuba sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 32% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 10%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 4 of 32 economies; El Salvador (9.29%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 33% in 2007. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2021. Doubling roughly every 45 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 51st of 184 in 2000 → 11th of 188 in 2010 → 8th of 189 in 2020 → 36th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.38% | -2.4 pp |
| 2022 | 11.79% | -2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 13.79% | +1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 12.49% | +1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 11.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 11.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 11.47% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 12.22% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 12.81% | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 12.14% | +1.7 pp |
| 2013 | 10.43% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -2.0 pp |
| 2011 | 11.31% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 10.69% | -1.6 pp |
| 2009 | 12.29% | +1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 11.31% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 10.97% | +2.7 pp |
| 2006 | 8.27% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 8.76% | +1.9 pp |
| 2004 | 6.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 7.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 6.98% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 6.58% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cuba’s Health spending in 2001?
6.98% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cuba’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +42.6% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 9.38%; 2022: 11.79%; 2021: 13.79%; 2020: 12.49%; 2019: 11.09%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.