Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Fiji
Fiji: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 36.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Fiji, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Fiji stood at 36.6%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Fiji peaked at 36.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.
That places Fiji 45th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.7% | — |
| 1962 | 4.1% | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | -37.7% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | +54.1% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | -28.3% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | +33.9% |
| 1969 | 7.3% | +74.6% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | -17.5% |
| 1971 | 8.7% | +45.8% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | -19.3% |
| 1973 | 9.5% | +34.2% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 18.0% | +44.2% |
| 1978 | 12.8% | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | +88.9% |
| 1981 | 22.1% | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 22.9% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 23.6% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | -89.0% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +602.0% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -95.3% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +175.0% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +728.1% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -47.4% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -34.7% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +139.5% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +29.9% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +3.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 36.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 2.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 36.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +728.1% | 2.1% | 17.4% |
| 1987 | +602.0% | 2.8% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 6.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 2.8% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 0.8% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 5.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 18.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 32.0% | 36.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 42 Brunei Darussalam 37.0% compare
- 43 Uganda 36.9% compare
- 44 Malawi 36.7% compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 36.4% compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 36.2% compare
- 48 Korea 35.1% compare
More private sector data for Fiji
- Merchandise trade 70.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 64.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6178 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Fiji?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Fiji was 36.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Fiji ranks 45th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.