French Polynesia: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, French Polynesia's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 5.52 percentage points on 2015 (from 18.68% to 24.2%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was −0.76 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.31 percentage points in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.36 percentage points in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to French Polynesia in the 2016 ranking

• New Caledonia — 1st of 3: 51.38%
• Yemen, Rep. — 2nd of 3: 29.51%

What this measures

Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies

• Australia — 40.17% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 41.03% (2025)
• Cambodia — 14.07% (2025)
• China — 36.84% (2025)
• Fiji — 15.28% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 12.57% (2025)
• Indonesia — 43.18% (2025)
• Japan — 64.96% (2025)
• Kiribati — 17.88% (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for French Polynesia

• GNI (current US$) — US$7.01 billion (2024)
• GNI (current LCU) — 773.67 billion (2024)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 2.75 million (2024)
• GDP (current US$) — US$6.32 billion (2024)
• GDP (current LCU) — 697.55 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.87 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 571.89 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$22,440 (2024)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 2.48 million (2024)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$20,847 (2024)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is French Polynesia's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?

24.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 4.38 percentage points from 28.58% in 2002. The highest value was 33.97% in 2006 and the lowest 17.47% in 2004.

Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for French Polynesia?

In 2016, French Polynesia's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 5.52 percentage points on 2015 (from 18.68% to 24.2%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was −0.76 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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