Food, beverages and tobacco in Fiji
Fiji: Food, beverages and tobacco was 55.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Fiji, 1968–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 55.7% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Fiji peaked at 72.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2004.
That places Fiji 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 72.8% | — |
| 1970 | 61.2% | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 55.8% | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 55.1% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 59.9% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 68.6% | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 68.2% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 61.8% | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 61.3% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 64.8% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 61.3% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 64.5% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | -28.8% |
| 1984 | 53.4% | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 63.3% | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 68.9% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 63.3% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 52.2% | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 53.2% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -28.2% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | -4.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 55.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 55.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 61.9% | 55.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 46.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 45.5% | 52.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 40.7% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 47.1% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.2% | 58.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.8% compare
- 23 Mongolia 57.4% compare
- 24 Panama 56.6% compare
- 26 Kosovo 55.3% compare
- 26 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 55.3% compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 54.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Fiji
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 203.61 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 124.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 219.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2677 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,778 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Fiji?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Fiji was 55.7% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2004.
- How does Fiji rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Fiji ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).