Travel services in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Travel services was 39.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Travel services in French Polynesia, 2002–2016
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 39.6% for travel services in 2016.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in French Polynesia peaked at 47.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2008.
That places French Polynesia 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Travel services in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34.2% | — |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -48.0% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 22.4% | 47.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 26.8% | 39.6% | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for French Polynesia
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 28,638 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 140.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 3.16 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,111 current US$ per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -21.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in French Polynesia?
- Travel services in French Polynesia was 39.6% in 2016, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2008.
- How does French Polynesia rank for travel services?
- French Polynesia ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
- Is travel services rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.