Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Fiji
Fiji: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) was 21.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in Fiji, 1967–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 21.5% for fuel imports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Fiji peaked at 33.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
That places Fiji 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 11.0% | — |
| 1968 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 10.5% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 8.9% | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 15.7% | +75.6% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 16.1% | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 19.3% | +20.1% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 23.1% | +25.1% |
| 1981 | 25.7% | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 28.6% | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 23.2% | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -39.7% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +38.6% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +98.0% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | -7.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 21.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 21.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +98.0% | 14.5% | 28.8% |
| 1974 | +75.6% | 8.9% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 8.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 12.8% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 11.2% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 6.8% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 15.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 16.4% | 24.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More energy & mining data for Fiji
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Fiji?
- Fuel imports in Fiji was 21.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for fuel imports?
- Fiji ranks 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.