ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Fiji

East Asia & Pacific. Upper middle income. Capital: Suva. Population 933,154 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
8,707 11,281 13,854 1995 2025 13,961
GDP growth (%)
−16.5 0.3 17.0 1995 2025 3.2
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−1.5 3.0 7.5 1995 2025 −1.4
Life expectancy at birth (years)
65.0 66.2 67.4 1995 2024 67.5

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 13,961 2025 +3,149 +2,287 118 of 199
GDP growth% 3.2% 2025 +20.4 pp −1.3 pp 106 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.7% 2025 +19.9 pp −1.7 pp 94 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 6,230 2025 +1,670 +1,410 117 of 201
Trade% of GDP 119.0% 2024 +8.3 pp +8.2 pp 41 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 4.2% 2025 −1.4 pp −0.1 pp 51 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual −1.4% 2025 +0.3 pp −2.8 pp 176 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.3% 2025 +0.3 pp +1.1 pp 89 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 933,154 2025 +18,191 +14,576 161 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.5% 2025 +0.5 pp +0.4 pp 139 of 217
Urban population% of total 59.5% 2025 +2.4 pp +4.9 pp 127 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 67.5 2024 +0.5 +0.9 173 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 23.5 2024 +3.2 +7.7 59 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 3.6% 2023 −0.5 pp +0.4 pp 166 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.2% 2023 −0.6 pp +0.4 pp 84 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 74.7% 2024 +11.5 pp +37.3 pp 114 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 95.9% 2024 −0.2 pp +2.9 pp 150 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 30.7 2019 * −6.0 −9.7 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 4.7% 2019 * +3.1 pp +0.9 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 28.4% 2022 −0.2 pp −4.9 pp 83 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 12,242 +1.6 17,730 13,961 1,075 +1.8% 28% 26%
GDP growth 2.5% +0.1 3.2% 3.6% 9.1 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.3% 0.0 3.2% 3.4% 9.0 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 5,189 +2.1 7,775 7,690 500 +2.6% 17% 18%
Trade 103.1% +1.1 79.8% 98.8% 14.4 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 5.7% −0.5 2.4% 2.1% 2.8 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.7% −2.0 3.3% 2.1% 2.1 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.9% +1.1 5.5% 3.0% 0.5 – – –
Population 919,261 +3.3 6,549,143 1,418,517 4,264 +0.2% 32% 35%
Population growth 0.1% +1.4 0.5% 0.6% 0.3 – – –
Urban population 56.9% +1.8 65.4% 65.4% 1.5 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 66.7 +1.1 74.5 73.0 0.7 – – –
Infant mortality 19.7 +1.3 11.2 13.9 3.0 – – –
Health spending 4.1% −0.4 6.2% 5.9% 1.2 – – –
Government spending on education 4.6% −0.6 4.1% 4.2% 0.6 – – –
Internet users 59.0% +1.2 82.0% 84.6% 13.0 – – –
Access to electricity 94.7% +0.5 100.0% 100.0% 2.4 – – –
Renewable energy 30.2% −0.6 13.8% 11.4% 2.9 – – –

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