Bangladesh and India have emerged as significant destinations for outward remittances from Fiji in 2024, according to the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit’s latest annual report.
While Australia and New Zealand remained the top outbound markets, the FIU data shows that Bangladesh and India also featured prominently, receiving 6% (19,276) and 4% (14,237) of Fiji’s outward electronic fund transfers respectively.
The trend reflects Fiji’s increasingly diverse migrant and labour connections abroad, including the growing number of Bangladesh and India nationals working in Fiji’s manufacturing, construction, and service sectors who regularly send funds home.
Overall, the FIU recorded 336,427 outward Electronic Funds Transfer Reports (EFTRs) in 2024.
Australia accounted for 17% (56,323), New Zealand 14% (47,235) and the United States 9% (29,954). Smaller but notable shares went to the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and other Asian destinations.
The FIU received 4,089,605 EFTRs in 2024 or an average of around 340,800 per month. This is an increase of 15 percent compared to 3,542,848 EFTRs received in 2023.
According to the FIU, remittance flows continue to play a central role in Fiji’s economy—supporting foreign reserves, sustaining households, and reflecting the country’s evolving labour mobility patterns.
