Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cuba, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cuba is 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cuba peaked at 276.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.1835 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1963.
That places Cuba 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0579 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2272 constant 2024 US$ per person | +292.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0453 constant 2024 US$ per person | -80.1% |
| 1963 | -0.1835 constant 2024 US$ per person | -505.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4728 constant 2024 US$ per person | -357.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5717 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6878 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6724 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5674 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1969 | 1.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | +87.9% |
| 1970 | 1.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 1.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1972 | 2.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 2.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 6.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +131.1% |
| 1975 | 6.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 7.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 11.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | +47.8% |
| 1978 | 13.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 9.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.3% |
| 1980 | 6.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 3.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -53.3% |
| 1982 | 4.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.5% |
| 1983 | 2.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.5% |
| 1984 | 1.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 1985 | 6.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | +204.5% |
| 1986 | 7.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 7.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 1989 | 3.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 3.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 3.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 3.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 6.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +106.1% |
| 1994 | 6.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 8.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 7.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 9.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 9.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 8.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 7.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 8.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 10.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 10.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 8.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 11.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 12.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 7.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 7.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 21.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +146.1% |
| 2015 | 56.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +165.2% |
| 2016 | 276.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +393.2% |
| 2017 | 64.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -76.7% |
| 2018 | 48.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 44.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 48.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 11.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -75.7% |
| 2022 | 11.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 14.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 2024 | 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.58 constant 2024 US$ per person, 60% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, 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 | -505.1% | 0.0453 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1835 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2016 | +393.2% | 56.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 276.82 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1964 | +357.7% | -0.1835 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.4728 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1961 | +292.2% | 0.0579 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.2272 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1985 | +204.5% | 1.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.03 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4185 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1835 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 276.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 48.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 125 Nicaragua 13.81 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 13.35 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 127 Dominican Republic 13.31 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 129 Venezuela 12.88 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 130 Bangladesh 10.06 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 131 Cayman Islands 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cuba?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cuba was 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 276.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1835 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Cuba rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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 Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.