Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Fiji
Fiji: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Fiji, 1968–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.3% for military expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Fiji peaked at 2.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1970.
That places Fiji 107th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.2% | — |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +24.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +31.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | +72.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +25.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +88.7% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +55.2% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +39.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 94% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +88.7% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 104 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.4% compare
- 105 Jamaica 1.4% compare
- 106 El Salvador 1.3% compare
- 108 Sri Lanka 1.3% compare
- 109 Congo 1.3% compare
- 110 Philippines 1.3% compare
More public sector data for Fiji
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Fiji?
- Military expenditure in Fiji was 1.3% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for military expenditure?
- Fiji ranks 107th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product