Cuba vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time
- Cuba
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 168 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8643 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.76 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1043 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.6705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3924 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.278 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.5815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2845 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.5138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.3495 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1966 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.198 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0543 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Cuba or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cuba, at 0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.1143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
- Cuba ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.