Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Fiji
Fiji: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 27.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Fiji, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Fiji stood at 27.2%.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Fiji peaked at 35.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Fiji ranks 15th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 21.7% | +45530.7% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -55.4% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +69.1% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | -48.4% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +43.4% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -47.7% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | +192.2% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | +60.1% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -56.9% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +59.2% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -52.7% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +127.5% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +62.7% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +54.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -90.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +53.6% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -52.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +108.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +141.3% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +39.3% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +14.9% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 27.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 27.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 | +45530.7% | 0.0% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 0.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 4.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 3.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 2.5% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 7.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 14.7% | 27.2% | 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Fiji?
- Short-term debt in Fiji was 27.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for short-term debt?
- Fiji ranks 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.