Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Fiji
Fiji: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 74.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Fiji, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Fiji stood at 74.8%.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Fiji peaked at 79.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2021.
That places Fiji 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.8% | — |
| 2001 | 71.8% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +53.6% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 62.0% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 58.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 51.8% | 79.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Fiji?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Fiji was 74.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Fiji ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.