Cuba vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Cuba
0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
United States of America
1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cuba rank
154th
United States of America rank
152nd

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

  • Cuba
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cuba, a difference of 0.0365 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 154th and United States of America ranks 152nd of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9618 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
1980s 0.9225 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.095 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 0.8791 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1335 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2000s 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2010s 0.9738 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0565 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2020s 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0355 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America

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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Cuba and United States of America?
0.0365 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United States of America?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 154th and United States of America ranks 152nd 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.