Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Fiji
Fiji: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) was -17.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Fiji, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded -17.4% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 1,112.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Fiji peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -17.4%, in 2022.
Fiji ranks 190th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.5% | — |
| 2001 | -4.1% | +169.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -121.0% |
| 2003 | -2.3% | -365.7% |
| 2004 | -9.3% | +306.5% |
| 2005 | -6.9% | -25.7% |
| 2006 | -16.4% | +138.5% |
| 2007 | -11.5% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | -14.9% | +30.4% |
| 2009 | -4.3% | -71.1% |
| 2010 | -4.8% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | -5.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | -1.4% | -72.2% |
| 2013 | -9.7% | +577.2% |
| 2014 | -5.8% | -40.5% |
| 2015 | -3.5% | -39.9% |
| 2016 | -3.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | -6.6% | +84.1% |
| 2018 | -8.4% | +27.2% |
| 2019 | -13.1% | +54.6% |
| 2020 | -14.5% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | -16.5% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | -17.4% | +5.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's -17.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.1%, 8.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Fiji's -17.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -577.2% | -1.4% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.0% | -16.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.2% | -13.1% | -1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.1% | -17.4% | -14.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More economy & growth data for Fiji
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -62.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0306 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 203.19 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.026 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0223 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 148.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 107.66 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Fiji?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Fiji was -17.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.4% in 2022.
- How does Fiji rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Fiji ranks 190th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,112.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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