French Polynesia's merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) was US$2.26 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 98.5% from US$150.66 million in 2013 (34.29% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.26 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$154.68 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$150.66 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$222.18 million | 2000 |
| Lowest | US$2.26 million | 2023 |
| Average since 2014 | US$131.87 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$222.18 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, French Polynesia's merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) fell 98.4% on 2022 (from US$143.17 million to US$2.26 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 25.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 74.3% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 98.4% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$12.06 million a year. A straight line explains 44% 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 2023, French Polynesia had the 205th highest value of the 205 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$2.26 million | 2023 |
| World | US$22.82 trillion | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$7.58 trillion | 2023 |
| High income | US$15.05 trillion | 2023 |
Closest to French Polynesia in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 24 values
| Year | Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,261,346 |
| 2022 | 143,171,318 |
| 2021 | 136,678,546 |
| 2020 | 78,393,268 |
| 2019 | 139,774,799 |
| 2018 | 154,675,651 |
| 2017 | 168,581,412 |
| 2016 | 196,870,677 |
| 2015 | 129,503,447 |
| 2014 | 168,792,567 |
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — US$17.41 million (2023)
- Australia — US$362.3 billion (2023)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$10.53 billion (2023)
- Cambodia — US$22.04 billion (2023)
- China — US$3.42 trillion (2023)
- Fiji — US$732.24 million (2023)
- Guam — US$219.73 million (2023)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$575.97 billion (2023)
- Indonesia
More private sector & trade data for French Polynesia
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$2.45 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$175 million (2025)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 38.74% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.8% (2025)
- Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 17.61% (2025)
- Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.46% (2025)
- Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 40.39% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.48% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is French Polynesia's merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)?
- US$2.26 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 98.98% from US$222.18 million in 2000 (18.08% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$222.18 million in 2000 and the lowest US$2.26 million in 2023.
- How does French Polynesia rank?
- 205th highest of 205 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) unusual for French Polynesia?
- In 2023, French Polynesia's merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) fell 98.4% on 2022 (from US$143.17 million to US$2.26 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 25.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.MRCH.WL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, 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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