Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Fiji
Fiji: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Fiji, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Fiji is 3.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Fiji peaked at 7.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2001.
That places Fiji 166th out of 193 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 (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | 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 6.2%, 59% of the median. (58 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 (% of GDP) (Global Health) 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
- 163 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.7% compare
- 164 Eritrea 3.7% compare
- 165 Sri Lanka 3.7% compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 3.5% compare
- 168 Oman 3.5% compare
- 169 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 77 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Fiji?
- Current health expenditure in Fiji was 3.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- How does Fiji rank for current health expenditure?
- Fiji ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.