GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) was 2.48 million current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GDP (current LCU), per capita in French Polynesia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 2.48 million current LCU per person for gdp (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per capita in French Polynesia peaked at 2.48 million current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 165,040 current LCU per person, in 1965.
French Polynesia ranks 34th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 165,040 current LCU per person | — |
| 1966 | 194,912 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 193,050 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 219,101 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 208,368 current LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 225,014 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 253,433 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 245,445 current LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 277,632 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 374,024 current LCU per person | +34.7% |
| 1975 | 401,343 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 460,700 current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 497,933 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 561,999 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 620,089 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 648,337 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 755,427 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 886,196 current LCU per person | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 1.04 million current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 1.31 million current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 1.50 million current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 1.54 million current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.51 million current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.59 million current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.61 million current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 1.69 million current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.70 million current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.71 million current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.72 million current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.74 million current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.80 million current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.85 million current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.94 million current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.07 million current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.12 million current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.17 million current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.97 million current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.12 million current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.09 million current LCU per person | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.16 million current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.28 million current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 2.41 million current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 2.48 million current LCU per person | +2.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 2.48 million current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 35.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 2.48 million current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,070 current LCU per person, 26.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +34.7% | 277,632 current LCU per person | 374,024 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196,094 current LCU per person | 165,040 current LCU per person | 219,101 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 391,761 current LCU per person | 225,014 current LCU per person | 620,089 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million current LCU per person | 648,337 current LCU per person | 1.59 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 million current LCU per person | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 1.85 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million current LCU per person | 1.94 million current LCU per person | 2.17 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 million current LCU per person | 1.94 million current LCU per person | 2.30 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 million current LCU per person | 2.09 million current LCU per person | 2.48 million current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 31 Myanmar 3.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 32 Madagascar 2.71 million current LCU per person compare
- 33 Sudan 2.58 million current LCU per person compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.16 million current LCU per person compare
- 36 Nigeria 1.86 million current LCU per person compare
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 1.77 million current LCU per person compare
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 gdp (current lcu), per capita in French Polynesia?
- Gdp (current lcu), per capita in French Polynesia was 2.48 million current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,040 current LCU per person in 1965.
- How does French Polynesia rank for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- French Polynesia ranks 34th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.