French Polynesia's international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was US$177 million in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.32% from US$159 million in 2008 (1.08% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$177 million | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | US$156 million | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | US$159 million | 2008 |
| Highest | US$312 million | 2005 |
| Lowest | US$122 million | 2006 |
| Average since 2009 | US$160.2 million | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | US$180 million |
What the numbers say
In 2018, French Polynesia's international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) rose 16.4% on 2017 (from US$152 million to US$177 million).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +1.9% and a typical year strayed about 21.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 31.8% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 60.9% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% 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
In 2018, French Polynesia had the 5th highest value of the 10 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | US$177 million | 2018 |
| World | US$1.4 trillion | 2019 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$495.58 billion | 2019 |
| High income | US$861.88 billion | 2019 |
Closest to French Polynesia in the 2018 ranking
- Libya — 2nd of 10: US$2.04 billion
- Puerto Rico (US) — 3rd of 10: US$592 million
- Mali — 4th of 10: US$179 million
- Senegal — 6th of 10: US$171 million
- Papua New Guinea — 7th of 10: US$113 million
- Burundi — 8th of 10: US$23 million
What this measures
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 17 values
| Year | International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 177,000,000 |
| 2017 | 152,000,000 |
| 2016 | 152,000,000 |
| 2015 | 146,000,000 |
| 2014 | 169,000,000 |
| 2013 | 156,000,000 |
| 2012 | 158,000,000 |
| 2011 | 168,000,000 |
| 2010 | 160,000,000 |
| 2009 | 164,000,000 |
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$6.49 billion (2020)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$97 million (2020)
- Cambodia — US$169 million (2020)
- China — US$130.5 billion (2020)
- Fiji — US$75 million (2020)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$5.52 billion (2020)
- Indonesia — US$1.65 billion (2020)
- Japan — US$5.45 billion (2020)
- Kiribati
More private sector & trade data for French Polynesia
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$2.45 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$175 million (2025)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 38.74% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.8% (2025)
- Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 17.61% (2025)
- Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.46% (2025)
- Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 40.39% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.48% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is French Polynesia's international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)?
- US$177 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is down 1.67% from US$180 million in 2002 (0.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$312 million in 2005 and the lowest US$122 million in 2006.
- How does French Polynesia rank?
- 5th highest of 10 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) unusual for French Polynesia?
- In 2018, French Polynesia's international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) rose 16.4% on 2017 (from US$152 million to US$177 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +1.9% and a typical year strayed about 21.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 ST.INT.TVLX.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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