按：《福布斯》雜誌在在一年一度的《國王、女王和獨裁者的財富》排行榜中，把卡斯特羅列為世上最富有的統治者的第七位，排行榜計出古巴長壽總統卡斯特羅一共擁有九億美元私人財產，共產主義元首掌握的政權 ，跟李國誠(同樣長佔福人榜)擁有的王國，原來可以相題並論。
For another controversial dictator, Fidel Castro, we assume he has
economic control over a web of state-owned companies, including ElPalacio de Convenciones, a convention center near Havana; Cimex, retail conglomerate; and Medicuba, which sells vaccines and other pharmaceuticals produced in Cuba. Former Cuban officials insist Castro, who travels exclusively in a fleet of black Mercedes, has skimmed profits from these outfits for years. To come up with a net worth figure, we use a discounted cash flow method to value these companies and then assume a portion of that profit stream goes to Castro. To be conservative, we don’t try to estimate any past profits he may have pocketed, though we have heard rumors of large stashes in Swiss bank accounts. Castro, for the record disagrees, insisting his personal net worth is zero.