New statistics from the UK’s Department for Business and Trade show bilateral trade between the United Kingdom and Fiji reached £169 million (about $F504.1 million) in the four quarters to the end of the third quarter of 2025, a jump of 106.1 percent (£87 million) in current prices from the same period a year earlier. The latest figures mark a sharp rebalancing of the relationship toward services, and widen the UK’s overall deficit with Fiji.
Fiji’s exports to the UK were recorded at £123 million (approx. $F366.6m) in the year to end‑Q3 2025, an increase of 119.6 percent (£67m) from the previous 12 months. Services accounted for the overwhelming share of that growth: £121 million (98.4 percent) of Fiji’s exports to the UK were services, while goods made up just £2 million (1.6 percent). The department reported that exports of services from Fiji rose by 572.2 percent — an increase of £103 million in current prices compared with the previous year.
Goods exports from Fiji to the UK collapsed over the same period, dropping 94.7 percent (a fall of £36 million). The top five recorded goods flows in the year to end‑Q3 2025 were beverages and tobacco (£2.6m), specialised machinery (intermediate) (£0.2m), other manufacturers (consumer) (£0.1m), unspecified goods (£0.1m) and fish and shellfish (£0.1m), underlining how small merchandise trade remains relative to services.
On the UK side, total exports to Fiji rose to £46 million (about $F137m), up 76.9 percent (£20m). Of that, goods accounted for £17m (37.0 percent) and services £29m (63.0 percent). The UK’s exports of goods to Fiji increased 70.0 percent (£7m) year‑on‑year, while UK exports of services to Fiji grew by 81.3 percent (£13m).
The shift in balances left the UK with a wider trade deficit with Fiji: a £77m deficit (approx. $F229.6m) in the four quarters to end‑Q3 2025, up from a £30m deficit a year earlier. Within that, the UK recorded a goods surplus of £15m (a turnaround from a £28m goods deficit in the prior period) but posted a much larger services deficit of £92m, compared with a services deficit of just £2m in the year to end‑Q3 2024.
Although the recent rise is substantial, Fiji remains a small partner for the UK — ranked the 145th largest trading partner and accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total UK trade in the latest period, the department noted. The data underscore a pronounced services-led dynamic in the bilateral relationship at a time when Fiji has been pursuing measures to diversify its economy and deepen private‑sector ties, including digital initiatives and new international partnerships. Policymakers and business leaders in both countries will be watching whether the surge in services trade sustains into the next reporting periods and what it means for future trade and investment strategies.