Subsidies and other transfers in Fiji
Fiji: Subsidies and other transfers was 34.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Fiji, 1994–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Fiji is 34.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Fiji peaked at 42.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2009.
Fiji ranks 89th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17.4% | — |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 17.2% | 23.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 22.6% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 34.1% | 41.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 86 Guatemala 34.7% compare
- 87 Iran, Islamic Republic of 34.3% compare
- 88 Bangladesh 34.1% compare
- 90 Madagascar 33.9% compare
- 91 Trinidad and Tobago 33.9% compare
- 92 Namibia 33.1% 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 subsidies and other transfers in Fiji?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Fiji was 34.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2009.
- How does Fiji rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Fiji ranks 89th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.