Fiji - Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Fiji was 1,732,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,250,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 41,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 41,000,000
1961 43,000,000
1962 44,000,000
1963 51,000,000
1964 70,000,000
1965 73,000,000
1966 64,000,000
1967 71,000,000
1968 79,000,000
1969 89,000,000
1970 104,000,000
1971 129,000,000
1972 159,000,000
1973 222,000,000
1974 273,000,000
1975 268,000,000
1976 264,000,000
1977 307,000,000
1978 355,000,000
1979 470,000,000
1980 562,000,000
1981 631,000,000
1982 509,000,000
1983 484,000,000
1984 450,000,000
1985 442,000,000
1986 435,000,000
1987 379,000,000
1988 462,000,000
1989 581,000,000
1990 754,000,000
1991 652,000,000
1992 630,000,000
1993 720,000,000
1994 842,000,000
1995 892,000,000
1996 987,000,000
1997 965,000,000
1998 722,000,000
1999 903,000,000
2000 830,000,000
2001 886,000,000
2002 901,000,000
2003 1,205,000,000
2004 1,446,000,000
2005 1,607,000,000
2006 1,804,000,000
2007 1,800,000,000
2008 2,264,000,000
2009 1,440,000,000
2010 1,808,000,000
2011 2,182,000,000
2012 2,253,000,000
2013 2,826,000,000
2014 3,250,000,000
2015 2,081,000,000
2016 2,316,000,000
2017 2,420,000,000
2018 2,720,000,000
2019 2,734,000,000
2020 1,732,000,000

Limitations and Exceptions: The value of imports is generally recorded as the cost of the goods when purchased by the importer plus the cost of transport and insurance to the frontier of the importing country - the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f.) value, corresponding to the landed cost at the point of entry of foreign goods into the country. A few countries collect import data on a free on board (f.o.b.) basis and adjust them for freight and insurance costs. Countries may report trade according to the general or special system of trade. Under the general system imports include goods imported for domestic consumption and imports into bonded warehouses and free trade zones. Under the special system imports comprise goods imported for domestic consumption (including transformation and repair) and withdrawals for domestic consumption from bonded warehouses and free trade zones. Goods transported through a country en route to another are excluded. Data on imports of goods are derived from the same sources as data on exports. In principle, world exports and imports should be identical. Similarly, exports from an economy should equal the sum of imports by the rest of the world from that economy. But differences in timing and definitions result in discrepancies in reported values at all levels.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Merchandise trade data are from customs reports of goods moving into or out of an economy or from reports of financial transactions related to merchandise trade recorded in the balance of payments. Because of differences in timing and definitions, trade flow estimates from customs reports and balance of payments may differ. Several international agencies process trade data, each correcting unreported or misreported data, leading to other differences. The data on total imports of goods (merchandise) are from the World Trade Organization (WTO), which obtains data from national statistical offices and the IMF's International Financial Statistics, supplemented by the Comtrade database and publications or databases of regional organizations, specialized agencies, economic groups, and private sources (such as Eurostat, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and country reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit). Country websites and email contact have improved collection of up-to-date statistics, reducing the proportion of estimates. The WTO database now covers most major traders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which together with high-income countries account for nearly 95 percent of world trade. Reliability of data for countries in Europe and Central Asia has also improved.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports