Cuba Military Spending/Defense Budget 1978-2025

Cuba military spending/defense budget for 2018 was 128.61 million US dollars, a 4.94% increase from 2017.
  • Cuba military spending/defense budget for 2017 was 122.55 million US dollars, a 0.89% decline from 2016.
  • Cuba military spending/defense budget for 2016 was 123.66 million US dollars, a 4.47% increase from 2015.
  • Cuba military spending/defense budget for 2015 was 118.37 million US dollars, a 5.79% decline from 2014.
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).