External health expenditure per capita in Fiji
Fiji: External health expenditure per capita was 24.78 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Fiji, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 24.78 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.1% on the previous year and up 213.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Fiji peaked at 24.78 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.32 current US$, in 2017.
Fiji ranks 28th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.83 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 5.89 current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.11 current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 6.08 current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 15 current US$ | +146.7% |
| 2005 | 10.47 current US$ | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 5.91 current US$ | -43.6% |
| 2007 | 4.95 current US$ | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 8.63 current US$ | +74.2% |
| 2009 | 8.27 current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.06 current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 6.88 current US$ | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 10.33 current US$ | +50.2% |
| 2013 | 7.91 current US$ | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 7.26 current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 4.32 current US$ | -40.5% |
| 2016 | 5.43 current US$ | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 4.32 current US$ | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 17.87 current US$ | +313.9% |
| 2019 | 21.25 current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 14.39 current US$ | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 22.37 current US$ | +55.4% |
| 2022 | 15.01 current US$ | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 24.78 current US$ | +65.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 24.78 current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71 current US$, 5.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 24.78 current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.28 current US$, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +313.9% | 4.32 current US$ | 17.87 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.71 current US$ | 4.95 current US$ | 15 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.36 current US$ | 4.32 current US$ | 21.25 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.14 current US$ | 14.39 current US$ | 24.78 current US$ | 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 external health expenditure per capita in Fiji?
- External health expenditure per capita in Fiji was 24.78 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 24.78 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 current US$ in 2017.
- How does Fiji rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Fiji ranks 28th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.