French Polynesia vs South Africa: GDP growth

French Polynesia
1.1%
in 2024
South Africa
1.1%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
170th
South Africa rank
171st

GDP growth over time

  • French Polynesia
  • South Africa
-1001020196119932025

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 170th and South Africa ranks 171st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4.3% 5.1% 0.9% South Africa
1970s 5.4% 3.3% 2.1% French Polynesia
1980s 2.2% 2.2% 0.1% South Africa
1990s 0.2% 1.4% 1.2% South Africa
2000s 0.6% 3.6% 3.0% South Africa
2010s 0.8% 1.7% 1.0% South Africa
2020s -0.1% 0.4% 0.5% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, French Polynesia or South Africa?
French Polynesia, at 1.1% against 1.1% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp growth between French Polynesia and South Africa?
0.0%, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and South Africa rank globally for gdp growth?
French Polynesia ranks 170th and South Africa ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 14,354 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.