External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Fiji
Fiji: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Fiji, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Fiji stood at 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 196.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Fiji peaked at 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.052 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1976.
That places Fiji 11th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.052 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 43.82 DOD, current US$ per person | +84242.6% |
| 1978 | 16.34 DOD, current US$ per person | -62.7% |
| 1979 | 37.04 DOD, current US$ per person | +126.7% |
| 1980 | 56.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +52.7% |
| 1981 | 59.32 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 32.67 DOD, current US$ per person | -44.9% |
| 1983 | 37.69 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 31.13 DOD, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 26.25 DOD, current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 27.05 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 28.65 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 41.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 1989 | 18.27 DOD, current US$ per person | -55.8% |
| 1990 | 15.54 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 14.69 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 38.89 DOD, current US$ per person | +164.7% |
| 1993 | 59.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +52.1% |
| 1994 | 20.27 DOD, current US$ per person | -65.7% |
| 1995 | 18.8 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 23.07 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 34.66 DOD, current US$ per person | +50.3% |
| 1998 | 34.3 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.9 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 13.32 DOD, current US$ per person | -60.7% |
| 2001 | 14.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 37.74 DOD, current US$ per person | +162.5% |
| 2003 | 74.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +96.8% |
| 2004 | 69.08 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 121.68 DOD, current US$ per person | +76.1% |
| 2006 | 14.59 DOD, current US$ per person | -88.0% |
| 2007 | 23.7 DOD, current US$ per person | +62.4% |
| 2008 | 19.26 DOD, current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 61.84 DOD, current US$ per person | +221.0% |
| 2010 | 85.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 211.65 DOD, current US$ per person | +146.7% |
| 2012 | 280.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 278.73 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 382.29 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 461.46 DOD, current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 332.9 DOD, current US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 453.1 DOD, current US$ per person | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 412.03 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 409.2 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 352.72 DOD, current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 400.86 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 553.14 DOD, current US$ per person | +38.0% |
| 2023 | 858.67 DOD, current US$ per person | +55.2% |
| 2024 | 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person | +32.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 430.21 DOD, current US$ per person, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 236.65 DOD, current US$ per person, 4.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +84242.6% | 0.052 DOD, current US$ per person | 43.82 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.31 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.052 DOD, current US$ per person | 43.82 DOD, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 35.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 18.27 DOD, current US$ per person | 59.32 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.33 DOD, current US$ per person | 14.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 59.18 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.99 DOD, current US$ per person | 13.32 DOD, current US$ per person | 121.68 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 330.76 DOD, current US$ per person | 85.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 461.46 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 659.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 352.72 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 8 Tunisia 1,298 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Georgia 1,241 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Armenia 1,153 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Belarus 1,087 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Argentina 1,063 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Kosovo 980.88 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Fiji
- Net financial flows, IBRD -8.57 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 111.68 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0174 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 221.05 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 2.26 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Fiji?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Fiji was 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.052 DOD, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Fiji rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Fiji ranks 11th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.