Fiji — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Fiji, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Fiji was 3.62% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.06% in 2021. The lowest was 2.91% in 2001 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.24% per year.
Fiji ranks 162 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Fiji sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 49% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 13%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 25 of 29 economies; Papua New Guinea (2.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 43% in 2022. That is 11% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2021.
World ranking. Slipped: 145th of 184 in 2000 → 158th of 188 in 2010 → 132nd of 189 in 2020 → 161st of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.62% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 4.02% | -3.0 pp |
| 2021 | 7.06% | +1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 5.29% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 4.28% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 4.11% | +0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 3.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.37% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 3.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.54% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 3.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.26% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 2.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 3.42% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Fiji’s Health spending in 2001?
2.91% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Fiji’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +5.6% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.62%; 2022: 4.02%; 2021: 7.06%; 2020: 5.29%; 2019: 4.28%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.