General profile: Fiji

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
0.925 Millions
2.071 FJD/US$
4 907 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 18 270 km²
0.16 %
3.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-1.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
701
841
895
815
Merchandise imports
1 607
1 808
2 081
2 116
Merchandise trade balance
-906
-967
-1 186
-1 300
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
9 %9 %22 %22 %7 %7 %8 %8 %54 %54 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
215139595035215139595035
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
930
987
1 312
284
Services imports
530
448
568
509
Services trade balance
400
539
744
-226
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
31.5
25.0
25.4
30.0
Travel
52.2
64.3
62.2
12.2
Other services
7.7
9.8
10.9
54.2
TRADE INDICES
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7789108108106108100131105115100937796939410311812410310611210110410110010210310099991031039998848793858488919391
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
2 981
3 141
4 682
4 907
GDP per capita, current US$
3 407
3 470
5 105
5 307
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
0.70
3.00
4.66
3.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
-6.90
-4.76
-3.47
-12.16
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.691
1.919
2.098
2.071
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
75.824.718.427.543.975.824.718.427.543.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.7 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
173.86
176.35
205.28
401.04
FDI outflows
10.35
5.79
-32.99
34.82
Personal remittances, % of GDP
6.82
5.59
5.36
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
312.5286.6285.5274.2269.1251.2221.0203.6190.6160.6175.6171.1146.7183.2204.64012413214713863902053802432782171763116824605821742504030413FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-10.43
-8.82
-4.51
-25.30
Balance, % of imports
-16.41
-13.80
-8.62
-52.97
Normalized balance
-0.089
-0.074
-0.045
-0.360
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
70701051029696100110125123123119108131111118117
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 58%Urban 58%Rural 42%Rural 42%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.003 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
15
17
24
73
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
11.93
11.15
9.26
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
-
-
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.31
0.24
0.76
2.05
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.73
3.87
4.37
5.36
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022