Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) in Polynesia
Polynesia: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) was 40.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Polynesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Polynesia is 40.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Polynesia peaked at 53.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2000.
Polynesia ranks 158th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +39.5% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | -7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +39.5% | 38.4% | 53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 36.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 40.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 40.4% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More economy & growth data for Polynesia
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.62 % (2024)
- 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)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.31 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,646 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 8,773 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 13,983 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Polynesia?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Polynesia was 40.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- How does Polynesia rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Polynesia ranks 158th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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