French Polynesia: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, French Polynesia's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 7.8% on 2015 (from US$16.84 million to US$15.52 million).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was +40.8% and a typical year strayed about 109.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below 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 300.5% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 42.7% in 2010. 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 19% 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

• Yemen, Rep. — 1st of 3: US$118.1 million
• New Caledonia — 2nd of 3: US$17.84 million

What this measures

Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

All 15 values

ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$3.11 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$15.16 million (2025)
• Cambodia — US$253.44 million (2025)
• China — US$73.61 billion (2025)
• Fiji — US$10.05 million (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$4.07 billion (2024)
• Indonesia — US$4.09 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$14.74 billion (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — US$18.72 billion (2025)
• Lao PDR — US$49.76 million (2025)

More infrastructure data for French Polynesia

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 65,969 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 23.47 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 333,905 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 118.78 (2023)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 3.03% (2024)
• ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) — 0.13% (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 99,947 (2023)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 35.55 (2023)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 72.7% (2017)

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Questions people ask

What is French Polynesia's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?

US$15.52 million in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 498.13% from US$2.59 million in 2002 (13.63% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$41.92 million in 2009 and the lowest US$2.59 million in 2002.

Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for French Polynesia?

In 2016, French Polynesia's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 7.8% on 2015 (from US$16.84 million to US$15.52 million). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was +40.8% and a typical year strayed about 109.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.CD, 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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