Fiji vs Gabon: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Fiji
13.8%
in 2025
Gabon
13.6%
in 2023
Fiji rank
69th
Gabon rank
72nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Fiji
- Gabon
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 13.8% against 13.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 69th and Gabon ranks 72nd of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 17.7% | 4.1% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.4% | 3.5% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.6% | 0.3% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Fiji or Gabon?
- Fiji, at 13.8% against 13.6% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Fiji and Gabon?
- 0.2%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Gabon?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Gabon rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Fiji ranks 69th and Gabon ranks 72nd of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.