Tax revenue as share of GDP in Cuba
Cuba: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 17.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Cuba, 1990–2021
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp in Cuba is 17.7%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.8% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Cuba peaked at 44.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2021.
Cuba ranks 110th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.1% | — |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 35.9% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -52.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 29.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 35.6% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 36.5% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 17.7% | 37.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Cuba
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 46.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.5062 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 89,789 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.1351 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4433 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4,443 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2020)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 8,594 current US$ per person (2020)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 40.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Cuba?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Cuba was 17.7% in 2021, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.