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General profile: New Caledonia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.290 Millions
113.320 XPF/US$
9 623 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 18 280 km²
3.72 %
3.54 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+39.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
1 093
1 493
1 219
2 553
Merchandise imports
1 774
3 312
2 689
3 389
Merchandise trade balance
-681
-1 820
-1 470
-836
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %58 %58 %42 %42 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
1 2753662872081061 275366287208106
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
372
524
532
-
Services imports
834
1 301
1 153
-
Services trade balance
-463
-777
-621
-
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
17.6
23.8
21.5
-
Travel
40.0
24.5
29.6
-
Other services
42.3
51.7
48.9
-
TRADE INDICES
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136118130123135117105100102788310510675881581071141109898100938310010397104125131111949885
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
6 236
9 355
8 735
9 623
GDP per capita, current US$
25 754
35 785
30 861
33 190
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.60
6.94
0.80
3.54
Current account balance, % of GDP
..
..
..
..
Exchange rate (/US$)
95.919
90.013
107.553
113.320
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
65.124.429.719.839.065.124.429.719.839.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
-6.74
1 439.08
1 081.19
696.31
FDI outflows
30.62
75.98
57.90
57.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
8.21
5.26
7.02
6.52
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
621.1621.1621.1621.1621.1621.1621.1612.9720.8724.2715.0594.2491.8509.4544.2491.2537.1512.2492.7448.46967945727233454895411 0811 6582 0722 8311 7151 4391 1821 746417749-72711659103-41FDI 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
-16.23
-24.96
-22.45
-
Balance, % of imports
-40.93
-53.88
-52.52
-
Normalized balance
-0.257
-0.369
-0.356
-
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
5959666561606362636768685669746963
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban 72%Urban 72%Rural 28%Rural 28%
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)
..
3
4
14
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
90 574
104 000
-
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.20
0.13
0.51
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.56
3.29
2.68
..
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: 11 April 2024