Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Fiji
Fiji: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure was 94.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Fiji, 2007–2024
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 94.2% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Fiji peaked at 100.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2016.
Fiji ranks 117th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 94.5% | — |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 100.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -42.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +63.2% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 94.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 94.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.0%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +63.2% | 51.4% | 84.0% |
| 2016 | -42.0% | 88.8% | 51.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.5% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 51.4% | 100.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 94.2% | 94.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Fiji?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Fiji was 94.2% in 2024, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2016.
- How does Fiji rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Fiji ranks 117th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.