Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Fiji
Fiji: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) 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 (% of tax revenue) 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% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 11.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 11.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.3%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 Cote d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 11.7% compare
- 46 Cambodia 11.2% compare
- 47 Lebanon 11.2% compare
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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.