Cuba: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 4.5% from US$4,652 in 2019 (0.92% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is up 171.11% from US$1,639 in 1970 (1.86% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2024, Cuba's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose US$22.16 on 2023 (from US$4,421 to US$4,443).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$81.82 and a typical year strayed about US$144.98 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$501.95 in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was US$501.39 in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% 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

In 2024, Cuba had the 18th highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cuba in the 2024 ranking

• Vanuatu — 14th of 30: US$5,724
• China — 15th of 30: US$5,364
• Tonga — 16th of 30: US$4,874
• Belize — 18th of 30: US$4,119
• Marshall Islands — 19th of 30: US$4,066
• Angola — 20th of 30: US$2,831

What this measures

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Household final consumption expenditure is often estimated as a residual, by subtracting all other known expenditures from GDP. The resulting aggregate may incorporate fairly large discrepancies.

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

All 55 values

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — US$9,022 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — US$20,957 (2024)
• Belize — US$4,119 (2024)
• Bolivia — US$2,185 (2024)
• Brazil — US$6,276 (2025)
• Chile — US$9,482 (2025)
• Colombia — US$5,356 (2025)
• Costa Rica — US$9,721 (2025)
• Dominican Republic — US$6,427 (2025)
• Ecuador — US$3,950 (2025)
• El Salvador — US$3,693 (2025)
• Guatemala — US$4,205 (2025)
• Haiti — US$1,223 (2025)
• Honduras — US$2,300 (2025)
• Mexico — US$7,471 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Cuba

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$139.62 million (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$18.29 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$167.15 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$167.15 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$167.15 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$167.15 million (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$15.17 (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$92.95 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy (current US$) — US$7.07 million (2023)
• Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$) — US$755,639 (2022)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 269.27 billion (2024)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$25.64 billion (2024)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 11.62 billion (2024)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 24.82% (2024)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 985.86 billion (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Cuba's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)?

US$4,443 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 171.11% from US$1,639 in 1970 (1.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4,682 in 2018 and the lowest US$1,639 in 1970.

How does Cuba rank?

18th highest of 30 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Cuba?

In 2024, Cuba's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose US$22.16 on 2023 (from US$4,421 to US$4,443). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$81.82 and a typical year strayed about US$144.98 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PRVT.PC.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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