Australia vs Cuba: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Australia
0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cuba
0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Australia rank
16th
Cuba rank
14th
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Cuba ranks 14th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8643 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0492 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.5257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1448 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.399 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1825 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.3299 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.1918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3495 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1577 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.2496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Australia or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.2523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Australia and Cuba?
- 0.0194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cuba?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Cuba rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 16th and Cuba ranks 14th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, 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
Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.