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Health share of government spending — Cuba

Health share of government spending in Cuba in 2023 — 19.98%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 9.18 pp.

2023 19.98% −1.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 10of 192
Period maximum 21.48%2021
Period minimum 10.32%2004

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Cuba, 2000–2023101520252000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 10.8%2001: 11.39%2002: 11.19%2003: 10.89%2004: 10.32%2005: 11.67%2006: 11.21%2007: 14.48%2008: 13.18%2009: 14.93%2010: 13.87%2011: 15.09%2012: 11.49%2013: 14.14%2014: 18.02%2015: 18.25%2016: 17.3%2017: 15.51%2018: 14.94%2019: 15.52%2020: 16.43%2021: 21.48%2022: 21.04%2023: 19.98%
Change over the period: +9.18 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Cuba 19.98%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.98 −1.06 pp
2022 21.04 −0.44 pp
2021 21.48 +5.05 pp
2020 16.43 +0.91 pp
2019 15.52 +0.58 pp
2018 14.94 −0.58 pp
2017 15.51 −1.79 pp
2016 17.3 −0.94 pp
2015 18.25 +0.22 pp
2014 18.02 +3.88 pp
2013 14.14 +2.65 pp
2012 11.49 −3.6 pp
2011 15.09 +1.23 pp
2010 13.87 −1.07 pp
2009 14.93 +1.75 pp
2008 13.18 −1.3 pp
2007 14.48 +3.28 pp
2006 11.21 −0.46 pp
2005 11.67 +1.35 pp
2004 10.32 −0.57 pp
2003 10.89 −0.3 pp
2002 11.19 −0.2 pp
2001 11.39 +0.59 pp
2000 10.8 —

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 19.98 JM Jamaica 15.86 DO Dominican Republic 15.41 BS Bahamas 13.48 AG Antigua and Barbuda 12.28 TT Trinidad and Tobago 11.07 LC Saint Lucia 9.79 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.89 BB Barbados 7.81 GD Grenada 7.27 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.19 DM Dominica 5.03 HT Haiti 4.56
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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