Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cuba
Cuba: Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption was 57.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cuba, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 57.2% for spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in 2019.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cuba peaked at 63.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2014.
Cuba ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 56.8% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.8% | 57.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 24 Oman 61.7% compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59.1% compare
- 26 Nicaragua 58.1% compare
- 28 Cook Islands 56.1% compare
- 29 Vanuatu 55.5% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 54.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -39.9% (2024)
- GDP per capita 7,381 constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.7% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 81.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 7,381 constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2020)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.89 billion current LCU (2019)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.89 billion current US$ (2019)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 16.49 billion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 762.00 million current US$ (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cuba?
- Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cuba was 57.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2014.
- How does Cuba rank for spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption?
- Cuba ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption by adults aged over 15, as measured in terms of litres of pure alcohol.