External balance on goods and services in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: External balance on goods and services was -27.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services in French Polynesia, 1991–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in French Polynesia is -27.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in French Polynesia peaked at -14.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -27.8%, in 2024.
French Polynesia ranks 167th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -25.6% | — |
| 1992 | -22.7% | -11.2% |
| 1993 | -21.2% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | -20.2% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | -21.2% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | -20.4% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | -20.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | -23.8% | +14.9% |
| 1999 | -18.6% | -21.8% |
| 2000 | -18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | -18.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | -16.1% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | -16.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | -20.2% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | -18.3% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | -21.3% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | -19.8% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | -19.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | -19.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | -16.8% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | -16.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | -14.4% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | -15.5% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | -23.1% | +49.1% |
| 2019 | -22.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | -26.8% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | -26.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | -25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | -23.5% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | -27.8% | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -21.6% | -25.6% | -18.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | -18.0% | -20.2% | -16.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | -18.8% | -23.1% | -14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.0% | -27.8% | -23.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 164 Guyana -25.1% compare
- 165 Montenegro -25.6% compare
- 166 Ukraine -26.5% compare
- 168 Curaçao -28.8% compare
- 169 Republic of Moldova -29.2% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands -30.2% compare
More economy & growth data for French Polynesia
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -0.1181 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4615 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 10,356 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.1551 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 50.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1.14 million current LCU per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -21.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -21.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -10.47 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in French Polynesia?
- External balance on goods and services in French Polynesia was -27.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was -14.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.8% in 2024.
- How does French Polynesia rank for external balance on goods and services?
- French Polynesia ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.