Military expenditure in Cuba
Cuba: Military expenditure was 2.92 billion current LCU in 2018. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Cuba, 1978–2018
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure in Cuba is 2.92 billion current LCU, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Cuba peaked at 2.92 billion current LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 300.00 million current LCU, in 1993.
That places Cuba 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 812.50 million current LCU | 784.00 million current LCU | 841.00 million current LCU | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.20 billion current LCU | 811.00 million current LCU | 1.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 946.67 million current LCU | 300.00 million current LCU | 1.38 billion current LCU | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion current LCU | 1.26 billion current LCU | 2.10 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.66 billion current LCU | 2.13 billion current LCU | 2.92 billion current LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More public sector data for Cuba
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2004)
- Military expenditure 2.9% (2018)
- Military expenditure 128.61 million current USD (2018)
- Armed forces personnel, total 76,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel 1.5% (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score 40 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Intentional homicides 4.46 per 100,000 people (2019)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score 61.97 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 55.7% (2025)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste 42,000 number of cases (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Cuba?
- Military expenditure in Cuba was 2.92 billion current LCU in 2018, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 billion current LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.00 million current LCU in 1993.
- How does Cuba rank for military expenditure?
- Cuba ranks 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)