Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was -0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in French Polynesia, 1975–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded -0.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.
That represents a change of down 107.2% on the previous year and down 121.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in French Polynesia peaked at 2.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2021.
That places French Polynesia 186th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +1314.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -50.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +51.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -73.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +3742.6% |
| 1983 | -0.3% | -177.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -124.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -80.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -109.4% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | +147.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -2296.0% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +1960.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -56.1% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +48.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -11415.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -146.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +71.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +348.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -28.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -58.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +142.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +141.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -58.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +328.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -90.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +280.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +68.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -77.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +70.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +218.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +104.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -38.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -51.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +129.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -93.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +118.4% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -232.0% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | +53.2% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -60.6% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -37.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | +107.2% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's -0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%. (72 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's -0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in French 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -11415.5% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | +3742.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1988 | +2296.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1989 | +1960.5% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 1976 | +1314.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -0.3% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More economy & growth data for French Polynesia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 11.32 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.15 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -13.87 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -113.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -49.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.3201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,184 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in French Polynesia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in French Polynesia was -0.2% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2021.
- How does French Polynesia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- French Polynesia ranks 186th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 121.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.