FIJI’S net international investment position was -$15,471.4 million in the September quarter of 2025 compared to -$15,031.8m the previous year.
Fiji Bureau of Statistics chief executive officer Kemueli Naiqama said the net international investment position rose by $439.6m when compared to the September quarter of 2024.
He said the amount reflected a much higher value of foreign investment in Fiji compared to the country’s investments board.
The Bureau also reported Fiji’s international liability, which records the liabilities of Fiji residents to non-residents, and was valued at $22,923.0m as at September 30, 2025.
Mr Naiqama said that represented an increase of 0.9 per cent over the previous quarter.
He said the growth was driven by an increase in direct investment and other investment.
The breakdown of total liabilities by instruments: equity, investment fund share/units and otrher equity – 58.6 per cent; loans – 23.9 per cent; other accounts payable – 9.6 per cent; currency and deposits – 4.4 per cent; special drawing rights – 2.2 per cent; and debt securities – 1.3 per cent.
Meanwhile, Fiji’s international asset – records the financial assets of residents of Fiji that are claims on non-residents and monetary gold bullion held as reserve assets – was valued at $7,451.6m as at September 30 last year.
That was an increase of 1.8 per cent over the previous quarter and driven by the increase in reserve assets and portfolio investment.
Breakdowns of total assets by instruments include: currency and deposits – 61.8 per cent; equity, investment fund share/units and other equity – 18.9 per cent; debt securities – 7.0 per cent; special drawing rights – 5.8 per cent; other accounts receivable – 3.3 per cent; loans – 3.1 per cent; and monetary gold – 0.1 per cent.
