Domestic private health expenditure in Fiji
Fiji: Domestic private health expenditure was 13.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure in Fiji, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure in Fiji stood at 13.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure in Fiji peaked at 41.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2022.
Fiji ranks 178th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -67.4% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +0.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 13.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 37% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 13.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.6%, 66% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure 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 | -67.4% | 41.5% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 15.3% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 29.8% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 13.5% | 41.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 domestic private health expenditure in Fiji?
- Domestic private health expenditure in Fiji was 13.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2022.
- How does Fiji rank for domestic private health expenditure?
- Fiji ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. 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 Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.