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Fiji and Japan

First country

Second country

In 2025, Fiji sold USD 23.5 million of goods to Japan and bought USD 134 million from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 89 percent in 2023, and 78 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2025, Japan sold USD 119 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Fiji.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 63 percent, from USD 72.7 million in 2019 to USD 119 million in 2025.
  • BothTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 89 percent in 2023, and 78 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Japan sold USD 134 million of goods, against USD 23.5 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Japan sold USD 119 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, and Fiji sold almost none.
  • BothTrade is concentrated: vehicles were 70 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 157 million
2025, as reported by Fiji
Fiji to Japan
USD 23.5 million
2025, as reported by Fiji
Japan to Fiji
USD 134 million
2025, as reported by Fiji

What connects Fiji and Japan

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Fiji sold USD 23.5 million of goods to Japan and bought USD 134 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Japan sold USD 119 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Fiji.

Diplomacy

Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 89 percent in 2023, and 78 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

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