French Polynesia: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 53.46% from US$159 million in 2011 (14.18% a year on average, compounded). Since 2002 it is down 11.9% from US$84 million in 2002 (0.9% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 2 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2016, French Polynesia's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 43.5% on 2015 (from US$131 million to US$74 million).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was −1.4% and a typical year strayed about 12.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.9% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 43.5% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$13.97 million a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

• Cyprus — 2nd of 7: US$439.32 million
• Congo, Rep. — 3rd of 7: US$206 million
• Libya — 4th of 7: US$99 million
• Barbados — 6th of 7: US$46 million
• Yemen, Rep. — 7th of 7: US$7 million

What this measures

International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 13 values

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$1.17 billion (2020)
• Cambodia — US$44 million (2020)
• Fiji — US$2 million (2020)
• Indonesia — US$327 million (2020)
• Japan — US$1.29 billion (2020)
• Korea, Rep. — US$548 million (2020)
• Lao PDR — US$9 million (2020)
• Macao SAR, China — US$41 million (2020)

More private sector & trade data for French Polynesia

• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$2.45 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$175 million (2025)
• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 38.74% (2024)
• Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.8% (2025)
• Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 17.61% (2025)
• Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.46% (2025)
• Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 40.39% (2025)
• Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.48% (2025)
• Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)

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Questions people ask

What is French Polynesia's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)?

US$74 million in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 11.9% from US$84 million in 2002 (0.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$229 million in 2008 and the lowest US$74 million in 2016.

Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) unusual for French Polynesia?

In 2016, French Polynesia's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 43.5% on 2015 (from US$131 million to US$74 million). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was −1.4% and a typical year strayed about 12.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TRNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism 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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