Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Fiji
Fiji: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 15.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Fiji, 1967–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 15.6% for manufactures exports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Fiji peaked at 46.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1980.
That places Fiji 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1.9% | — |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +43.8% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | +57.5% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -31.9% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -32.4% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +59.5% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -24.3% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +40.1% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -31.8% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -35.6% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +104.6% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +32.6% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | +56.5% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 23.4% | +172.2% |
| 1990 | 29.3% | +25.3% |
| 1991 | 27.2% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +53.1% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +7.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 15.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 42% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 15.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 39% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +172.2% | 8.6% | 23.4% |
| 1981 | +104.6% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 1.5% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 27.2% | 34.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 21.6% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.9% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.5% | 19.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 123 Saudi Arabia 16.7% compare
- 124 Cyprus 16.5% compare
- 125 Paraguay 16.3% compare
- 127 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.4% compare
- 128 Burundi 15.2% compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 14.8% compare
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)
- Food exports 55.4% (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 manufactures exports in Fiji?
- Manufactures exports in Fiji was 15.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1980.
- How does Fiji rank for manufactures exports?
- Fiji ranks 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.