Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Fiji

Government expense in Fiji in 2023 — 27.76%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.8 pp.

2023 27.76% −2.18 pp vs 2022
World rank 43of 87
Period maximum 36.29%2021
Period minimum 21.44%2008

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of GDP

Government expense — Fiji, 1990–202320253035401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 23.96%1991: 23.58%1992: 24.2%1993: 27.58%1994: 26.98%1995: 26.76%1996: 26.97%2004: 25.1%2005: 24.71%2006: 26.53%2007: 23.13%2008: 21.44%2009: 23.88%2010: 23.84%2011: 22.24%2012: 22.99%2013: 24.38%2014: 25.83%2015: 26.59%2016: 25.33%2017: 25.37%2018: 28.03%2019: 27.93%2020: 32.53%2021: 36.29%2022: 29.94%2023: 27.76%
Change over the period: +3.8 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Fiji

Fiji 27.76%
Melanesia computed 21.61%
Government expense — Fiji, by year Fiji All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 27.76 −2.18 pp
2022 29.94 −6.36 pp
2021 36.29 +3.77 pp
2020 32.53 +4.6 pp
2019 27.93 −0.1 pp
2018 28.03 +2.66 pp
2017 25.37 +0.04 pp
2016 25.33 −1.26 pp
2015 26.59 +0.76 pp
2014 25.83 +1.44 pp
2013 24.38 +1.39 pp
2012 22.99 +0.75 pp
2011 22.24 −1.59 pp
2010 23.84 −0.04 pp
2009 23.88 +2.44 pp
2008 21.44 −1.69 pp
2007 23.13 −3.4 pp
2006 26.53 +1.82 pp
2005 24.71 −0.39 pp
2004 25.1
1996 26.97 +0.21 pp
1995 26.76 −0.21 pp
1994 26.98 −0.6 pp
1993 27.58 +3.38 pp
1992 24.2 +0.62 pp
1991 23.58 −0.38 pp
1990 23.96

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.