Annual growth of GDP per capita in Fiji
Fiji: Annual growth of GDP per capita was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per capita in Fiji, 1961–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 2.7% for annual growth of gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per capita in Fiji peaked at 17.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -17.2%, in 2020.
Fiji ranks 94th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4% | — |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | +587.5% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | -45.8% |
| 1965 | -5.6% | -438.9% |
| 1966 | -2.9% | -49.2% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | -468.5% |
| 1968 | 5.6% | -47.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -91.6% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | +2134.5% |
| 1971 | 4.9% | -53.1% |
| 1972 | 5.7% | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | +74.6% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -88.8% |
| 1975 | -0.9% | -184.9% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -211.5% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | +256.3% |
| 1978 | -0.5% | -113.8% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | -1963.7% |
| 1980 | -3.9% | -140.9% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -197.6% |
| 1982 | -8.2% | -314.6% |
| 1983 | -6.2% | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | -192.9% |
| 1985 | -6.9% | -218.2% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | -179.9% |
| 1987 | -8.0% | -246.1% |
| 1988 | -0.1% | -98.4% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | -5012.9% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -24.0% |
| 1991 | -3.5% | -172.1% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | -252.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -72.2% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +205.1% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -56.0% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +108.2% |
| 1997 | -3.2% | -177.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -101.7% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +14044.4% |
| 2000 | -2.8% | -136.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -134.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +128.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -98.2% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +10812.8% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | -105.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -537.8% |
| 2007 | -1.7% | -278.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -124.5% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | -539.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -243.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -50.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +281.7% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +126.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -108.4% |
| 2020 | -17.2% | +5045.3% |
| 2021 | -4.5% | -73.7% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -484.2% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -48.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -66.1% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 2.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 79% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +14044.4% | 0.1% | 7.5% |
| 2004 | +10812.8% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | -5045.3% | -0.3% | -17.2% |
| 1989 | +5012.9% | -0.1% | 6.4% |
| 1970 | +2134.5% | 0.5% | 10.5% |
| 1979 | +1963.7% | -0.5% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | -5.6% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | -0.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.2% | -8.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | -3.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -2.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | -0.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -17.2% | 17.4% | 6 |
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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 annual growth of gdp per capita in Fiji?
- Annual growth of gdp per capita in Fiji was 2.7% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.2% in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for annual growth of gdp per capita?
- Fiji ranks 94th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is adjusted for inflation.