French Polynesia's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was US$642 million in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 22.99% from US$522 million in 2008 (2.09% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$642 million | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | US$458 million | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | US$522 million | 2008 |
| Highest | US$642 million | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$372 million | 2002 |
| Average since 2009 | US$481.2 million | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | US$372 million |
What the numbers say
In 2018, French Polynesia's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) rose 25.6% on 2017 (from US$511 million to US$642 million).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 12% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.7% in 2009. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$17.33 million a year. A straight line explains 64% 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
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | US$642 million | 2018 |
| World | US$1.47 trillion | 2019 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$390.16 billion | 2019 |
| High income | US$1.04 trillion | 2019 |
Closest to French Polynesia in the 2018 ranking
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1st of 9: US$5.02 billion
- Barbados — 2nd of 9: US$1.13 billion
- Senegal — 4th of 9: US$496 million
- Mali — 5th of 9: US$227 million
- Marshall Islands — 6th of 9: US$8.6 million
What this measures
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 17 values
| Year | International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 642,000,000 |
| 2017 | 511,000,000 |
| 2016 | 488,000,000 |
| 2015 | 466,000,000 |
| 2014 | 510,000,000 |
| 2013 | 458,000,000 |
| 2012 | 435,000,000 |
| 2011 | 457,000,000 |
| 2010 | 405,000,000 |
| 2009 | 440,000,000 |
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$25.67 billion (2020)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$38 million (2020)
- Cambodia — US$1.02 billion (2020)
- China — US$14.23 billion (2020)
- Fiji — US$151 million (2020)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$2.84 billion (2020)
- Indonesia — US$3.31 billion (2020)
- Japan — US$10.6 billion (2020)
- Kiribati
More private sector & trade data for French Polynesia
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$2.45 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$175 million (2025)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 38.74% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.8% (2025)
- Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 17.61% (2025)
- Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.46% (2025)
- Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 40.39% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.48% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is French Polynesia's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)?
- US$642 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 72.58% from US$372 million in 2002 (3.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$642 million in 2018 and the lowest US$372 million in 2002.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) unusual for French Polynesia?
- In 2018, French Polynesia's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) rose 25.6% on 2017 (from US$511 million to US$642 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 12% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TVLR.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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