Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Fiji
Fiji: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Fiji, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Fiji stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Fiji peaked at 7.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2001.
That places Fiji 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -43.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 58% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 3.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -43.1% | 7.1% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 164 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.7% compare
- 165 Eritrea 3.7% compare
- 166 Sri Lanka 3.7% compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 3.5% compare
- 169 Oman 3.5% compare
- 170 Cote d'Ivoire 3.4% compare
More health data for Fiji
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4425 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,339 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 77 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Fiji?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Fiji was 3.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- How does Fiji rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Fiji ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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