Customs and other import duties in Fiji
Fiji: Customs and other import duties was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Fiji, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, customs and other import duties in Fiji stood at 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Fiji peaked at 34.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2024.
That places Fiji 44th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5% | — |
| 1991 | 32.0% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 22.8% | 34.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 11.7% | 19.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 41 Samoa 12.3% compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 12.2% compare
- 43 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 11.7% compare
- 46 Cambodia 11.2% compare
- 47 Lebanon 11.2% compare
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- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 83.59 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 77.64 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 383.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 4,015 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Fiji?
- Customs and other import duties in Fiji was 11.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- How does Fiji rank for customs and other import duties?
- Fiji ranks 44th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.