International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 42.98 departures per 1,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in French Polynesia, 1995–2020
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in departures per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in French Polynesia stood at 42.98 departures per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.0% on the previous year and down 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in French Polynesia peaked at 328.91 departures per 1,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.98 departures per 1,000 people, in 2020.
That places French Polynesia 95th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 285.93 departures per 1,000 people | 283.62 departures per 1,000 people | 288.25 departures per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 326.54 departures per 1,000 people | 326.54 departures per 1,000 people | 326.54 departures per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 230.62 departures per 1,000 people | 167.96 departures per 1,000 people | 328.91 departures per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.98 departures per 1,000 people | 42.98 departures per 1,000 people | 42.98 departures per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 92 Brazil 51.57 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 93 Honduras 51.3 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 94 Sri Lanka 49.38 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 96 Nepal 42.73 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 97 Belarus 37.5 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 98 Venezuela 35.3 departures per 1,000 people compare
More economy & growth data for French Polynesia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -27.8% (2024)
- GDP per capita 20,847 constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.7% (2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 5.87 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 20,847 constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 105.86 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 65.57 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 594.47 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 79.03 billion current LCU (2020)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 754.77 million current US$ (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in French Polynesia?
- International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in French Polynesia was 42.98 departures per 1,000 people in 2020, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 328.91 departures per 1,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.98 departures per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does French Polynesia rank for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- French Polynesia ranks 95th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.