Other expense (% of expense) in Fiji
Fiji: Other expense (% of expense) was 6.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other expense in Fiji, 1994–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Fiji stood at 6.3%.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Fiji peaked at 11.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2015.
Fiji ranks 78th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3.3% | — |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +145.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +67.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -32.2% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -54.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +350.1% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -35.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -50.5% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +70.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -53.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +124.1% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -7.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 6.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 6.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +350.1% | 2.2% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.7% | 10.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 2.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Fiji?
- Other expense in Fiji was 6.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
- How does Fiji rank for other expense?
- Fiji ranks 78th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.