Short-term debt in Fiji
Fiji: Short-term debt was 31.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Fiji, 1979–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 31.5% for short-term debt in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 28.3% on the previous year and up 133.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Fiji peaked at 31.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2006.
Fiji ranks 17th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.9% | — |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | -41.6% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -16.0% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | +25.3% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -62.7% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -22.7% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +162.5% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +44.8% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -71.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +61.8% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -56.8% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +147.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +51.4% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +62.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -87.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +53.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +354.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +99.2% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +72.0% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +28.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 31.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.7%, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 31.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5%, 2.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +354.8% | 0.8% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 1.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 4.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 20.1% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 14 South Africa 33.8% compare
- 15 Moldova 32.5% compare
- 16 Cape Verde 32.1% compare
- 18 Jamaica 31.2% compare
- 19 China 31.0% compare
- 20 Kosovo 29.7% compare
- 20 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 29.7% 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 short-term debt in Fiji?
- Short-term debt in Fiji was 31.5% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
- How does Fiji rank for short-term debt?
- Fiji ranks 17th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.