Endowed with forest, mineral and fish resources, its economy has a large subsistence agriculture sector – makes up 18% of GDP and employs 70% of the labour force – and sugar-cane processing makes up approximately one-third of industrial activity.
Fiji also has a growing tourist industry, and the earnings from the industry, as well as remittances from Fijians working abroad, are the country’s largest foreign exchange-earners.
Fiji’s main export destinations are the US (20.8%) and Australia (14.9%), with its top commodities being fuel, oil, fish, gems and sugar.