Cuba: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Cuba's current health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$175.96 on 2019 (from US$1,023 to US$1,199).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was +US$44.33 and a typical year strayed about US$70.69 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$182.61 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was US$94.07 in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$55.71 a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$1,289 for 2023. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2018 to 2020 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$60.44, against US$84.35 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

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What this measures

Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$841.25 (2023)
• Argentina — US$1,457 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — US$2,262 (2023)
• Barbados — US$1,286 (2023)
• Belize — US$309.41 (2023)
• Bolivia — US$255.04 (2023)
• Brazil — US$1,010 (2023)
• Chile — US$1,760 (2024)
• Colombia — US$644.31 (2024)
• Costa Rica

More health data for Cuba

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.13% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.55% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 793,912 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 14.32% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 849,268 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 15.74% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 1.64 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.02% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 4.8% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Cuba's current health expenditure per capita (current US$)?

US$1,199 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 562.29% from US$181.09 in 2000 (9.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1,199 in 2020 and the lowest US$181.09 in 2000.

Is the latest change in current health expenditure per capita (current US$) unusual for Cuba?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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