Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Fiji
Fiji: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 39.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Fiji, 1979–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 39.9% for transport services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Fiji peaked at 39.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1979.
That places Fiji 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 12.8% | — |
| 1980 | 20.1% | +57.3% |
| 1981 | 20.0% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 20.8% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 22.8% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 21.2% | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 22.9% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +36.8% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -39.6% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +84.6% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 39.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 39.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +84.6% | 19.5% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 16.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 26.7% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 26.2% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 26.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 19.5% | 39.9% | 5 |
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)
- Food exports 55.4% (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Fiji?
- Transport services in Fiji was 39.9% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1979.
- How does Fiji rank for transport services?
- Fiji ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.