Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 14.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in French Polynesia, 1995–2016
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in French Polynesia stood at 14.2%.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in French Polynesia peaked at 14.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1996.
That places French Polynesia 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.8% | — |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 10.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.4% | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.4% | 14.2% | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for French Polynesia
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 46,324 current LCU per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 944.35 current US$ per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 98,883 current LCU per person (2020)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.75 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in French Polynesia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in French Polynesia was 14.2% in 2016, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1996.
- How does French Polynesia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- French Polynesia ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.