Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita was 15.17 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Cuba, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 15.17 current US$ per person for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Cuba peaked at 239.5 current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0221 current US$ per person, in 1963.
Cuba ranks 131st of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0318 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0257 current US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0053 current US$ per person | -79.4% |
| 1963 | -0.0221 current US$ per person | -516.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0559 current US$ per person | -353.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0722 current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0891 current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0886 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0764 current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1512 current US$ per person | +97.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2062 current US$ per person | +36.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2762 current US$ per person | +33.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3913 current US$ per person | +41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5608 current US$ per person | +43.3% |
| 1974 | 1.62 current US$ per person | +189.7% |
| 1975 | 2.07 current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 4.77 current US$ per person | +130.4% |
| 1977 | 4.66 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 4.94 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 4.91 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.62 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 2.78 current US$ per person | -39.8% |
| 1982 | 3.54 current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 1983 | 3.69 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3.55 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.13 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 4.08 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 4.73 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 5.87 current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 5.4 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 4.87 current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 3.45 current US$ per person | -29.3% |
| 1992 | 2.3 current US$ per person | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 4.05 current US$ per person | +76.1% |
| 1994 | 4.33 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 5.82 current US$ per person | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 5.22 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 5.95 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 7.26 current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 5.36 current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 4.06 current US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 4.9 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 5.56 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 6.83 current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 8.85 current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 8 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 7.29 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 8.55 current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 11.12 current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 9.97 current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 11.35 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 7.72 current US$ per person | -31.9% |
| 2012 | 7.59 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.8 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 23.17 current US$ per person | +163.3% |
| 2015 | 49.49 current US$ per person | +113.5% |
| 2016 | 239.5 current US$ per person | +384.0% |
| 2017 | 65.32 current US$ per person | -72.7% |
| 2018 | 66.78 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 44.45 current US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 2020 | 47.43 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 13.77 current US$ per person | -71.0% |
| 2022 | 12.53 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 15.17 current US$ per person | +21.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 15.17 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.55 current US$ per person, 26% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 15.17 current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.17 current US$ per person, 28% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -516.1% | 0.0053 current US$ per person | -0.0221 current US$ per person |
| 2016 | +384.0% | 49.49 current US$ per person | 239.5 current US$ per person |
| 1964 | +353.4% | -0.0221 current US$ per person | 0.0559 current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +189.7% | 0.5608 current US$ per person | 1.62 current US$ per person |
| 2014 | +163.3% | 8.8 current US$ per person | 23.17 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0574 current US$ per person | -0.0221 current US$ per person | 0.1512 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.44 current US$ per person | 0.2062 current US$ per person | 4.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 current US$ per person | 2.78 current US$ per person | 5.87 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.86 current US$ per person | 2.3 current US$ per person | 7.26 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.51 current US$ per person | 4.06 current US$ per person | 11.12 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.42 current US$ per person | 7.59 current US$ per person | 239.5 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.22 current US$ per person | 12.53 current US$ per person | 47.43 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More aid effectiveness data for Cuba
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 142,165 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 582,429 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 2.99 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 16.73 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 6.23 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 2.09 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 18.49 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 550,653 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 7.07 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 14.00 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Cuba?
- Net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Cuba was 15.17 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 239.5 current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0221 current US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Cuba rank for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita?
- Cuba ranks 131st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance received (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.