Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Polynesia
Polynesia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Polynesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Polynesia is 2.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Polynesia peaked at 4.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 2009.
That places Polynesia 58th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | -0.5% | -122.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -174.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +216.2% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -133.3% |
| 2005 | -0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | -0.5% | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -166.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -219.4% |
| 2009 | -4.6% | +1145.9% |
| 2010 | -1.9% | -58.4% |
| 2011 | -2.1% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | -1.0% | -51.2% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | -65.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -105.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +7350.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +93.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +71.5% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | -192.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -144.2% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +173.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -44.0% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +7350.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| 2009 | -1145.9% | -0.4% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3% | -4.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -2.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -3.2% | 4.6% | 6 |
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -0.5067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1,822 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.15 % (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Polynesia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Polynesia was 2.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 2009.
- How does Polynesia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Polynesia ranks 58th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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