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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Cuba's external health expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$0.69 on 2019 (from US$1.35 to US$0.67).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was +US$0.06 and a typical year strayed about US$0.44 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below 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$1.13 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was US$0.69 in 2020. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Cuba in the 2020 ranking

• Finland — 2nd of 3: US$0.29
• Czechia — 3rd of 3: US$0

What this measures

Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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

All 21 values

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

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$0 (2023)
• Argentina — US$12.36 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — US$11.61 (2023)
• Barbados — US$11.25 (2023)
• Belize — US$4.94 (2023)
• Bolivia — US$3.13 (2023)
• Brazil — US$0.19 (2023)
• Chile — US$0 (2024)
• Colombia — US$0.08 (2023)
• 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 external health expenditure per capita (current US$)?

US$0.67 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 399.76% from US$0.13 in 2000 (8.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.37 in 2011 and the lowest US$0.13 in 2000.

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

In 2020, Cuba's external health expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$0.69 on 2019 (from US$1.35 to US$0.67). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was +US$0.06 and a typical year strayed about US$0.44 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.EHEX.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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