Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Fiji
Fiji: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 19.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.6%
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
93rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 1987
All-time low
15.3%
in 2010
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Fiji, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Fiji stood at 19.6%.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Fiji peaked at 28.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2010.
That places Fiji 93rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.3% | — |
| 1961 | 17.3% | +12.7% |
| 1962 | 16.8% | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 20.3% | +21.2% |
| 1964 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 16.9% | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 18.1% | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 16.9% | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 16.5% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 15.9% | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 18.5% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 21.9% | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 21.1% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 20.9% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 24.6% | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 26.8% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 28.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.4% | 15.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 15.9% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 21.0% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 22.3% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.2% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 15.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 19.6% | 24.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More poverty & inequality data for Fiji
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,109 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.4572 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Fiji?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Fiji was 19.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2010.
- How does Fiji rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Fiji ranks 93rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.