Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Fiji
Fiji: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 55.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Fiji, 1967–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Fiji stood at 55.4%.
That represents a change of up 43.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Fiji peaked at 96.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2024.
Fiji ranks 31st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 96.1% | — |
| 1968 | 94.3% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 93.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 95.0% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 96.9% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 94.9% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 96.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 94.3% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 95.7% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 94.6% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 93.3% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 90.9% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 88.5% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 88.0% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 85.1% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 56.6% | -33.5% |
| 1990 | 51.6% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -43.6% |
| 2025 | 55.4% | +43.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 55.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 2.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 55.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.7%, 4.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -43.6% | 68.5% | 38.7% |
| 2025 | +43.2% | 38.7% | 55.4% |
| 1989 | -33.5% | 85.1% | 56.6% |
| 2005 | +29.0% | 46.3% | 59.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.3% | 94.3% | 96.1% | 3 |
| 1970s | 95.3% | 93.0% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 56.6% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 51.6% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 41.2% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 54.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 38.7% | 68.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More private sector data for Fiji
- Merchandise trade 70.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 57.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 979.74 million current US$ (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.04 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,207 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Fiji?
- Food exports in Fiji was 55.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2024.
- How does Fiji rank for food exports?
- Fiji ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.