Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Fiji
Fiji: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 96.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Fiji, 2007–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Fiji stood at 96.4%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% 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 108th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations 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% |
| 2025 | 96.4% | +2.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 96.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 96.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.6%, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations 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 | 94.9% | 94.2% | 96.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More infrastructure data for Fiji
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 574.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,765 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,765 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 5.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 96.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- 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 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, 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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