Australia and Fiji share a strong bilateral relationship with extensive people-to-people links and important trade and investment ties.
People-to-people links
People-to-people links: Australia and Fiji have extensive people-to-people links. Over 3,000 Australian companies do business in Fiji and close to 69,000 people born in Fiji live in Australia. Fiji is also one of the top destinations for Australians. Australians represent the largest cohort of visitor arrivals to Fiji(see Fiji Bureau of Statistics).
There are regular two-way exchanges between Australia and Fiji, including through the Australia Awards, New Colombo Plan, Australian Volunteers Program and the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme.
Trade and investment ties
Australia is one of Fiji's largest trade and investment partners, with two-way goods and services trade totalling AUD 812 million (2021).
Two-way investment between Australia and Fiji is valued at AUD 1.414 billion (2021). Australian investment in Fiji is focused on tourism, the financial sector and manufacturing.
For more information on the bilateral trade and investment relationship, please see the Fiji country fact sheet.
International cooperation
Australia and Fiji work together in multilateral forums as fellow members of the UN, World Trade Organization, Commonwealth, and Pacific Islands Forum. Fiji is the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum in 2021-22. Fiji was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2019-21 term, overlapping with Australia's 2018-20 term. Fiji's Presidency of the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change oversaw successful negotiations on the Rulebook and the establishment of the 'Talanoa Dialogue' ministerial-level review of global action on climate change. Australia provided $6 million to support Fiji's Presidency.
Please click here for more information on Australia’s bilateral relationship with Fiji.
Please click here for information on Australia’s aid program in Fiji