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General profile: French Polynesia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.306 Millions
113.320 XPF/US$
5 782 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 3 471 km²
6.41 %
0.81 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+10.4 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
217
153
130
131
Merchandise imports
1 723
1 726
1 527
2 196
Merchandise trade balance
-1 506
-1 573
-1 397
-2 065
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
47 %47 %28 %28 %24 %24 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
292826185292826185
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
1 074
970
993
-
Services imports
722
598
424
-
Services trade balance
352
372
569
-
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
23.0
26.4
31.1
-
Travel
49.4
41.8
46.9
-
Other services
27.6
31.8
21.9
-
TRADE INDICES
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815499108118138100116104941131161201461622092021981672052182439192939398103100939090909296919699100104109112115114
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+0.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
5 703
6 081
5 324
5 782
GDP per capita, current US$
21 039
21 427
18 245
18 880
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
1.40
-2.47
1.80
0.81
Current account balance, % of GDP
..
..
..
..
Exchange rate (/US$)
95.919
90.013
107.553
113.320
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
65.331.520.816.834.865.331.520.816.834.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
7.82
64.30
26.01
-9.48
FDI outflows
15.76
37.80
22.74
5.86
Personal remittances, % of GDP
9.77
10.70
10.60
10.06
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
581.6581.6581.6581.6581.6581.6581.6564.3660.1671.7633.5722.4650.7727.8763.1688.8621.9557.3598.4508.5-9-26-16136906226629915513164221458318112410FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-18.05
-19.85
-15.06
-
Balance, % of imports
-44.46
-51.79
-41.72
-
Normalized balance
-0.286
-0.349
-0.264
-
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
5247666056565757575958575662575863
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
62%Urban 62%Rural
38%Rural 38%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.001 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
1
11
26
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
10.46
9.14
14.17
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.24
0.79
0.80
2.01
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
5.07
6.01
4.63
4.49
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023