The economist Elías Amor presented an analysis of the "Overview of Wage Injustices in Cuba", a comprehensive study on the deep wage inequalities affecting workers on the island under the socialist system.
One of the strongest conclusions from the analysis is that the main exploiter of Cuban workers is not capitalism, but rather the Cuban state itself, which controls wages and appropriates the value generated by the country's labor force.
According to official data collected in the report, the average monthly salary in Cuba in 2025 was 6,930 Cuban pesos, an amount that, when converted to dollars at the informal exchange rate, represents only a few dollars per month, far below any standard for a decent living.
This fact becomes even more serious when one considers that the accumulated inflation reached 206%, multiplying the prices of basic goods and services well above the growth of workers' incomes, which has drastically eroded the purchasing power of the population.
The analysis also reveals significant territorial gaps within the country itself.
According to Amor, a worker from Havana earns approximately 20% more than one from Guantánamo, which demonstrates that inequalities exist not only between the State and the workers but also among different regions of the national territory.
The macroeconomic context further exacerbates this outlook.
The GDP per capita of Cuba in 2025 was just 1,082.8 dollars, a figure that places the island among the most impoverished economies in the region and highlights the structural failure of the current economic model to generate wealth and well-being for its population.
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