Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Fiji
Fiji: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Fiji, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 13.8% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Fiji peaked at 23.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2022.
That places Fiji 69th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 15.9% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.3% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.6% | 16.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Fiji
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,295 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Fiji?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Fiji was 13.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2022.
- How does Fiji rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Fiji ranks 69th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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