Cuba vs Panama: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Cuba
0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Panama
0.9496 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cuba rank
154th
Panama rank
157th

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cuba
  • Panama
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9496 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0439 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 154th and Panama ranks 157th of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9618 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1025 current LCU per US$ of GDP Panama
1980s 0.9225 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0994 current LCU per US$ of GDP Panama
1990s 0.8791 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1815 current LCU per US$ of GDP Panama
2000s 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0153 current LCU per US$ of GDP Cuba
2010s 0.9738 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0529 current LCU per US$ of GDP Panama
2020s 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.9616 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0318 current LCU per US$ of GDP Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Cuba or Panama?
Cuba, at 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9496 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Cuba and Panama?
0.0439 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 154th and Panama ranks 157th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,523 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.