How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Portugal: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Cuba

0.9935 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Portugal

0.9908 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Cuba rank

115th

Portugal rank

116th

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

Cuba
Portugal

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.9935 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9908 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0027 current US$ 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 115th and Portugal ranks 116th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cuba
1980s	1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cuba
1990s	1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2000s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2010s	0.9662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2020s	0.9935 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cuba or Portugal?: Cuba, at 0.9935 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9908 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cuba and Portugal?: 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Cuba ranks 115th and Portugal ranks 116th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (current 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.