Trends in Defence and Education Spending in Fiji and it's Implications

Abstract

This is a comparative analysis of trends in Defence and Education spending in Fiji since 1981 and outlines some of the major implications.The comparative analysis will use descriptive statistics to basically look at:1. Defence and Education expenditure as a percentage of Total Public Expenditure;2. Defence and Education expenditure as a percentage of GDP;3. The percentage annual change in Defence and Education expenditure; and4. The cumulative percentage annual change in Defence and Education expenditure.