Goods and services expense in Fiji
Fiji: Goods and services expense was 17.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Fiji, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 17.4% for goods and services expense in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Fiji peaked at 31.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1990.
That places Fiji 57th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.2% | — |
| 1991 | 25.8% | +215.7% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -52.0% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 8.2% | 31.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 17.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 17.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 54 Macau, China 18.0% compare
- 55 Malawi 17.9% compare
- 56 Burundi 17.8% compare
- 58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.0% compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.0% compare
- 60 Nicaragua 17.0% compare
More public sector data for Fiji
- 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 goods and services expense in Fiji?
- Goods and services expense in Fiji was 17.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for goods and services expense?
- Fiji ranks 57th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.