Cuba — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1903–2018 · 69 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Cuba, the central government expenditure reading was 40.8% of GDP in 2018, compared with 40.7% of GDP in 2017. The period change was +0.11 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 43.3% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2005–2018

PeriodValue
201840.8 % of GDP
201740.7 % of GDP
201637 % of GDP
201538.6 % of GDP
201436.4 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2005
201340.9 % of GDP
201247.1 % of GDP
201148.3 % of GDP
201049 % of GDP
200953.9 % of GDP
200856 % of GDP
200749.2 % of GDP
200646.4 % of GDP
200548.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.