Economy - overview:
Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 692,630 tourists visiting in 2014, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners. Fiji's sugar remains a significant industry and a major export. The sugar industry reforms since 2010 have improved productivity and returns, but the industry faces the complete withdrawal of European Union preferential prices by 2017. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports. The return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 have boosted investor confidence. Private sector investment in 2015 exceeded 20% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$7.798 billion (2015 est.) $7.477 billion (2014 est.) $7.1 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 164
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$4.526 billion (2015 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
4.3% (2015 est.) 5.3% (2014 est.) 4.6% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$8,800 (2015 est.) $8,400 (2014 est.) $8,000 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 141
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Gross national saving:
13.6% of GDP (2015 est.) 10.5% of GDP (2014 est.) 7.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
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GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 72%
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government consumption: 13.5%
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investment in fixed capital: 20.4%
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investment in inventories: -0.1%
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exports of goods and services: 56.7%
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imports of goods and services: -62.5% (2015 est.)
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GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 11.9%
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industry: 19.6%
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services: 68.4% (2015 est.)
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Agriculture - products:
sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (manioc, tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish

Industries:
tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries

Industrial production growth rate:
2.2% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
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Labor force:
347,700 (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 70%
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industry and services: 30% (2001 est.)

Unemployment rate:
8.8% (2014 est.) 8.7% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
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Population below poverty line:
31% (2009 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2.6%
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highest 10%: 34.9% (2009 est.)
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Budget:
revenues: $1.087 billion
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expenditures: $1.182 billion (2015 est.)
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Taxes and other revenues:
24% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-2.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
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Public debt:
49.5% of GDP (2015 est.) 51.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Public debt country ranks ]

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.8% (2015 est.) 0.5% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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Central bank discount rate:
1.75% (31 December 2010) 3% (31 December 2009)
country comparison to the world: 119
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Commercial bank prime lending rate:
6.1% (31 December 2015 est.) 5.76% (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
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Stock of narrow money:
$1.85 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $1.823 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
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Stock of broad money:
$3.165 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $3.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
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Stock of domestic credit:
$2.979 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $2.896 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$452.5 million (31 December 2012 est.) $392.2 million (31 December 2011) $418.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
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Current account balance:
-$286 million (2015 est.) -$386 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
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Exports:
$1.244 billion (2015 est.) $1.152 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: Exports country ranks ]

Exports - commodities:
sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil

Exports - partners:
US 11.8%, Australia 10%, UK 6.4%, Samoa 6.2%, Tonga 5.5% (2014)

Imports:
$2.283 billion (2015 est.) $2.403 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
[see also: Imports country ranks ]

Imports - commodities:
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals

Imports - partners:
Singapore 18.4%, South Korea 14%, NZ 13.7%, China 13.1%, Australia 12.9% (2014)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$903 million (31 December 2015 est.) $916.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
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Debt - external:
$769.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) $797.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$4.193 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $3.893 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ]

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$50.08 million (31 December 2014 est.) $50.2 million (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad country ranks ]

Exchange rates:
Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - 2.12 (2015 est.) 1.89 (2014 est.) 1.89 (2013 est.) 1.79 (2012 est.) 1.79 (2011 est.)