Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Fiji
Fiji: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 72.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Fiji, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Fiji stood at 72.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Fiji peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2022.
Fiji ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.7% | — |
| 1961 | 100.0% | +22.4% |
| 1962 | 85.4% | -14.6% |
| 1963 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 86.9% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 90.2% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 92.1% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 90.9% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 93.4% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 92.4% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 94.8% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 94.1% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 95.8% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 94.3% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 93.5% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 93.1% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 97.1% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 92.6% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.1% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 94.3% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 90.4% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 93.4% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 90.6% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 87.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 89.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +4.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 72.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 72.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.6%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.7% | 81.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.8% | 91.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.9% | 92.0% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 87.9% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 83.4% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 71.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 69.6% | 72.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 imports from high-income economies in Fiji?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Fiji was 72.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2022.
- How does Fiji rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Fiji ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.