Share of employee compensation in public spending in Fiji

Fiji: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 27.65 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.65
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
68th
of 155 countries
All-time high
64.03
in 1990
All-time low
27.65
in 2023
Years of data
27
1990–2023

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Fiji, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 641991: 53.21992: 50.91993: 45.61994: 46.91995: 46.11996: 40.32004: 44.12005: 42.22006: 44.82007: 44.62008: 452009: 42.52010: 38.42011: 36.72012: 35.82013: 32.22014: 31.52015: 30.92016: 31.62017: 31.22018: 29.92019: 30.52020: 31.12021: 28.72022: 27.92023: 27.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of employee compensation in public spending in Fiji is 27.65, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Fiji peaked at 64.03 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.65, in 2023.

Fiji ranks 68th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Fiji, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Fiji, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 64.03
1991 53.19 -16.9%
1992 50.92 -4.3%
1993 45.6 -10.4%
1994 46.88 +2.8%
1995 46.14 -1.6%
1996 40.33 -12.6%
2004 44.08 +9.3%
2005 42.17 -4.3%
2006 44.77 +6.1%
2007 44.56 -0.5%
2008 45.03 +1.1%
2009 42.47 -5.7%
2010 38.37 -9.7%
2011 36.72 -4.3%
2012 35.79 -2.5%
2013 32.23 -9.9%
2014 31.54 -2.1%
2015 30.9 -2.0%
2016 31.58 +2.2%
2017 31.18 -1.3%
2018 29.92 -4.0%
2019 30.46 +1.8%
2020 31.13 +2.2%
2021 28.69 -7.9%
2022 27.88 -2.8%
2023 27.65 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.58 40.33 64.03 7
2000s 43.85 42.17 45.03 6
2010s 32.87 29.92 38.37 10
2020s 28.84 27.65 31.13 4

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 65 Ecuador 28.58 compare
  2. 66 Ghana 28.3 compare
  3. 67 Zambia 27.96 compare
  4. 69 Cyprus 27.44 compare
  5. 70 Egypt 27.2 compare
  6. 71 Malta 26.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Fiji?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Fiji was 27.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 64.03 in 1990.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 27.65 in 2023.
How does Fiji rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Fiji ranks 68th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Fiji data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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