Merchandise trade in Fiji
Fiji: Merchandise trade was 70.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Fiji, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Fiji stood at 70.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Fiji peaked at 102.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 1986.
Fiji ranks 66th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.5% | — |
| 1961 | 70.9% | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 74.9% | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 88.1% | +17.6% |
| 1964 | 102.1% | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 91.8% | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 80.3% | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 82.4% | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 88.0% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 86.9% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 80.2% | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 82.9% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 68.8% | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 62.8% | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 73.8% | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 73.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 76.9% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 85.8% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 83.4% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 74.2% | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 70.3% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 66.4% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 65.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 59.8% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 64.4% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 80.4% | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 93.6% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 79.6% | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 70.0% | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 71.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 76.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 81.5% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 75.9% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.4% | 70.9% | 102.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.3% | 62.8% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.1% | 59.8% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 70.0% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 72.1% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 63.1% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 60.5% | 81.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 63 Republic of Korea 71.6% compare
- 64 Curaçao 71.5% compare
- 65 Jordan 71.2% compare
- 67 Iraq 70.0% compare
- 68 Cape Verde 70.0% compare
- 69 Kyrgyzstan 69.9% compare
More private sector data for Fiji
- 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$), annual growth rate -0.6178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,484 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Fiji?
- Merchandise trade in Fiji was 70.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 1986.
- How does Fiji rank for merchandise trade?
- Fiji ranks 66th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.