Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Fiji
Fiji: Primary government spending as a share of original budget was 96.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Fiji, 2007–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Fiji stood at 96.4%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Fiji peaked at 100.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2016.
That places Fiji 104th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 94.5% | — |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 100.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -42.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +63.2% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 96.4% | +2.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 96.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 96.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government spending as a share of original budget 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +63.2% | 51.5% | 84.0% |
| 2016 | -42.0% | 88.8% | 51.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.5% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 51.5% | 100.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.2% | 96.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government spending as a share of original budget in Fiji?
- Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Fiji was 96.4% in 2025, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2016.
- How does Fiji rank for primary government spending as a share of original budget?
- Fiji ranks 104th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government spending as a share of original budget rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary government spending as a share of original budget. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%).