Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cuba

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Cuba in 2023 — 7.83%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.32 pp.

2023 7.83% −2.65 pp vs 2022
World rank 17of 192
Period maximum 12.63%2021
Period minimum 5.47%2004

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cuba, 2000–20234681012142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.51%2001: 5.67%2002: 5.73%2003: 5.65%2004: 5.47%2005: 7.43%2006: 7.08%2007: 9.88%2008: 10.29%2009: 11.28%2010: 9.7%2011: 10.07%2012: 8.06%2013: 9.14%2014: 10.96%2015: 11.57%2016: 10.95%2017: 10.24%2018: 9.78%2019: 9.87%2020: 11.37%2021: 12.63%2022: 10.47%2023: 7.83%
Change over the period: +2.32 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 7.83%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.83 −2.65 pp
2022 10.47 −2.16 pp
2021 12.63 +1.26 pp
2020 11.37 +1.5 pp
2019 9.87 +0.09 pp
2018 9.78 −0.46 pp
2017 10.24 −0.71 pp
2016 10.95 −0.63 pp
2015 11.57 +0.62 pp
2014 10.96 +1.82 pp
2013 9.14 +1.08 pp
2012 8.06 −2 pp
2011 10.07 +0.36 pp
2010 9.7 −1.58 pp
2009 11.28 +0.99 pp
2008 10.29 +0.41 pp
2007 9.88 +2.8 pp
2006 7.08 −0.35 pp
2005 7.43 +1.96 pp
2004 5.47 −0.18 pp
2003 5.65 −0.08 pp
2002 5.73 +0.06 pp
2001 5.67 +0.16 pp
2000 5.51

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.