Economy of Fiji

Imports

Imports commoditiesmanufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals

Import partnersSingapore 32.8%, Australia 15.5%, NZ 14.5%, China 10.7% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiessugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil

Export partnersUS 14.6%, Australia 13.2%, Japan 6.9%, Samoa 5.8%, Tonga 5.1% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productssugarcane, coconuts, cassava (manioc), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish

Industrial productstourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries

Economy

Unemployment8.40 % (2012)8.40 % (2011)8.60 % (2010)

Unemployment of Fiji

GDP - Official Exchange Rate4.22 Billion $ (2013)3.97 Billion $ (2012)3.75 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Fiji

GDP growth rate3.00 % (2013)2.20 % (2012)2.10 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Fiji

GDP per Capita (PPP)4,900 $ (2013)4,700 $ (2012)4,700 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Fiji

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity4.45 Billion $ (2013)4.26 Billion $ (2012)4.22 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Fiji

GDP PPP per land area244 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)233 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)231 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Fiji

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity245 Thousand kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate1.75 % (2010)3.00 % (2009)6.32 % (2008)

Central bank discount rate of Fiji

Commercial bank prime lending rate6.20 % (2013)7.00 % (2012)7.47 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Fiji

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP11.7 % (2013)11.7 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP18.1 % (2013)18.1 % (2012)

Services % of GDP70.2 % (2013)70.1 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals661 Thousand (2012)675 Thousand (2011)632 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Fiji

International tourism, number of departures132 Thousand (2012)132 Thousand (2011)128 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Fiji

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio74.3 % (2012)76.4 % (2011)73.4 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Fiji

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)56.2 % of GDP (2013)53.5 % of GDP (2012)53.9 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Fiji

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-1.70 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-1.39 % of GDP (2012)-5.20 % of GDP (2011)-4.40 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Fiji

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)19.1 % of GNI (2012)23.3 % of GNI (2011)18.1 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Fiji

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)2.48 % of total external debt (2012)24.6 % of total external debt (2011)11.0 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Fiji

Current Account Balance (Total)-492.30 Million $ (2013)-425.10 Million $ (2012)-428.80 Million $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Fiji

External Debt (Total)780 Million $ (2013)686 Million $ (2012)259 Million $ (2011)

External Debt (Total) of Fiji

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)18.5 % of GDP (2013)17.3 % of GDP (2012)6.90 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Fiji

External Debt per Capita870 $ (2013)770 $ (2012)293 $ (2011)

External Debt per Capita of Fiji