French Polynesia's imports of goods and services (current LCU) was 321.9 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 59.47% from 201.85 billion in 2014 (4.78% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 321.9 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 274.18 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 201.85 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 322.4 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | 86.02 billion | 1992 |
| Average since 2015 | 257.07 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 93.83 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, French Polynesia's imports of goods and services (current LCU) fell 0.2% on 2023 (from 322.4 billion to 321.9 billion).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was +2.7% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 27.3% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.6% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 13.13 billion a year. A straight line explains 68% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, French Polynesia had the 9th highest value of the 34 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to French Polynesia in the 2024 ranking
- Cuba — 6th of 34: 893.75 billion
- Afghanistan — 7th of 34: 858.87 billion
- Ghana — 8th of 34: 401.1 billion
- New Caledonia — 10th of 34: 270.4 billion
- Zimbabwe — 11th of 34: 192.88 billion
- Zambia — 12th of 34: 182.43 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 30 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 321,900,000,000 |
| 2023 | 322,400,000,000 |
| 2022 | 304,400,000,000 |
| 2021 | 239,100,000,000 |
| 2020 | 212,094,000,000 |
| 2019 | 274,183,000,000 |
| 2018 | 272,991,000,000 |
| 2017 | 215,796,000,000 |
| 2016 | 201,513,000,000 |
| 2015 | 206,308,000,000 |
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — 677 million (2022)
- Australia — 629.62 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 10.23 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 138.77 trillion (2025)
- China — 23.67 trillion (2025)
- Fiji — 8.74 billion (2024)
- Guam — 4.42 billion (2022)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 6.56 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 4,893.96 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 145.07 trillion (2024)
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 imports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 321.9 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is up 243.07% from 93.83 billion in 1991 (3.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 322.4 billion in 2023 and the lowest 86.02 billion in 1992.
- How does French Polynesia rank?
- 9th highest of 34 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for French Polynesia?
- In 2024, French Polynesia's imports of goods and services (current LCU) fell 0.2% on 2023 (from 322.4 billion to 321.9 billion). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was +2.7% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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