How does Cuba rank for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

Cuba ranks 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.

Is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Cuba

Name: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Cuba
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cuba: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)

0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 12.1%

World rank

108th

of 163 countries

All-time high

4.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Years of data

1970–2020

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Cuba, 1970–2020

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cuba peaked at 4.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Cuba ranks 108th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Cuba, 1970 to 2020.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	4.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	4.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1972	3.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1973	3.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
1974	2.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1975	2.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1976	2.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1977	2.77 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1978	2.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1979	2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1980	2.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1981	2.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
1982	2.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1983	2.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1984	2.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1985	2.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1986	2.47 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1987	2.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1988	2.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1989	2.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1990	2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1991	2.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1992	1.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1993	1.74 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1994	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1995	1.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1996	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.2%
1997	1.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1998	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1999	1.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2000	1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2001	1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2002	1.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2003	1.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2004	1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2005	1.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2006	1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2007	1.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2008	1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2009	1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2010	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2011	1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2012	1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2013	1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2014	0.9894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2015	0.9732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2016	0.9589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2017	0.9196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2018	0.9103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2019	0.8835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2020	0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%

Cuba compared with similar countries

Cuba's 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Cuba's 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1996	+29.2%	1.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	3.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	4.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	2.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9965 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1

Countries ranked near Cuba

105 Bahrain 0.7866 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
106 Equatorial Guinea 0.7793 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
107 Burkina Faso 0.7768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
109 Chad 0.772 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
110 North Macedonia 0.7716 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
111 Oman 0.7714 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cuba?: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cuba was 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 4.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Cuba rank for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: Cuba ranks 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
Is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national 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.