Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Cuba
Cuba: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 17.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cuba, 2012–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 17.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cuba peaked at 17.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2018.
That places Cuba 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.5% | — |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 17.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 17.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.7% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cuba?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cuba was 17.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cuba ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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