Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Fiji
Fiji: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 4.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Fiji, 1979–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Fiji is 4.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 150.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Fiji peaked at 18.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.
That places Fiji 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.9% | — |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +33.1% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | +35.7% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 9.7% | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -39.5% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -43.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -27.8% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +43.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -39.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +88.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +51.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +529.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -80.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +591.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -77.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +177.2% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +177.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -91.2% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +152.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 4.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 4.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +591.9% | 1.9% | 13.4% |
| 2011 | +529.6% | 1.3% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 3.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 1.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 1.3% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 1.6% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More external debt data for Fiji
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 103.72 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 557,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -87.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Fiji?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Fiji was 4.9% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- How does Fiji rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Fiji ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.2%. 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 Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.