Editing Economy of Fiji (section)

==Sectors==
===Agriculture and forestry===
Fiji has a large [[subsistence agriculture]] sector,<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/fiji/ The World Factbook] |reason=Jan 2010|date=January 2010|date=March 2012</ref> which accounts for 18% of [[gross domestic product]], although it employed some 70% of the workforce as of 2001{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}. [[Sugarcane]] is the main agricultural product grown in Fiji. Other agricultural products grown in Fiji include [[coconut]]s, [[copra]], [[ginger]], [[cassava]], [[banana]]s, [[rice]], [[sweet potato]]es, [[taro]], [[pickled cucumber|pickles]], [[kava]], [[pineapple]]s, and [[cooking banana|plantains]]. Livestock such as cattle, pigs, and goats are also reared for meat. Fishing is important to the economy as well, with fish products accounting for almost one-tenth of revenue from exports in the early 21st century.<ref name=britannica>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Fiji-republic-Pacific-Ocean/Economy Economy of Fiji] - Encyclopedia Britannica</ref> [[Lumber]] is another major industry, with timber being Fiji's third-largest export commodity.<ref name=itto>[https://www.itto.int/sfm/2005/details/id=12380000 Fiji |ITTO]</ref>

In 2018 Fiji produced:<ref>[http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC/ Fiji production in 2018, by FAO]</ref>

* 1.3 million tons of [[sugarcane]]
* 72 thousand tons of [[cassava]]
* 49 thousand tons of [[taro]]
* 22 thousand tons of [[coconut]]
* 21 thousand tons of [[vegetable]]
* 10 thousand tons of [[ginger]]
* 8 thousand tons of [[sweet potato]]
* 7 thousand tons of [[rice]]
* 6 thousand tons of [[pineapple]]
* 5 thousand tons of [[cooking banana|plantain]]

In 2019 Fiji produced 41,892 tons of meat.<ref>[https://knoema.com/atlas/Fiji/topics/Agriculture/Live-Stock-Production-Production-Quantity/Total-production-of-meat Fiji - Total production of meat]</ref>

===Manufacturing===
Sugarcane processing makes up a significant portion of industrial activity. Fiji also has successful garment manufacturing and mineral water bottling industries. Other manufacturing activities include [[boat building]], particularly the construction of fishing boats and pleasure craft, cement making, [[brewing]], and paint manufacturing. Fiji is also a manufacturer and net exporter of wood products such as pine chips, sawnwood and wood-based panels.<ref name=britannica/><ref name=itto/><ref>[https://www.cemnet.com/global-cement-report/country/fiji Cement Plants located in Fiji]</ref>

===Mining===
Gold, silver, and copper are mined in Fiji.<ref name=britannica/>

===Tourism===
[[Tourism]] has expanded rapidly since the early 1980s and is the leading economic activity in the islands accounting for 24.4% of GDP in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fiji - International Tourism Revenue (% of GDP) |url=https://www.maxinomics.com/fiji/international-tourism-revenue-percent-of-gdp |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Maxinomics}}</ref> Excluding cruise ship passengers, more than 960,000 people visited Fiji in 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Fiji - Tourist Arrivals 1995-Present |url=https://www.maxinomics.com/fiji/tourist-arrivals |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Maxinomics}}</ref> An increase of over 500,000 since 1999 when 409,000 tourists visited.{{Cn|date=October 2024}}

In 1999 a quarter of tourists came from [[Australia]], with large contingents also coming from [[New Zealand]], [[Japan]], the [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]]. Over 62,000 of the tourists were American, a number that had steadily increased since the start of regularly scheduled non-stop air service from [[Los Angeles]]. Tourism earned more than $300 million in foreign exchange for Fiji in 1998, an amount exceeding the revenue from its two largest goods exports (sugar and garments).{{Cn|date=October 2024}}

The effects of the [[Asian financial crisis]] led to a sharp drop in the number of Asian tourists visiting Fiji in 1997 and 1998, which contributed to a substantial drop in [[gross domestic product]]. Positive growth returned in 1999, however, aided by a 20% devaluation of the [[Fijian dollar]]. 2005 was a record year for the tourism sector, with 9% growth according to [[Viliame Gavoka]], Chief Executive of the Fiji Visitors Bureau.{{Cn|date=October 2024}}

===High-tech===
Fiji has a high-tech industry with a number of software development companies present in the country.<ref>[https://topsoftwarecompanies.co/software-development/agencies/fiji The List of Top 10+ Software Development Companies in Fiji | Top Software Developers Fiji October 2021]</ref> In 2021, Fiji's high-tech exports were worth about $1.95 million.<ref>[https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Fiji/High_tech_exports/ Fiji: High tech exports]</ref>