French Polynesia's transport services (% of service imports, BoP) was 31.06% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.68 percentage points from 37.74% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 31.06% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 42.58% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 37.74% | 2006 |
| Highest | 52.74% | 2007 |
| Lowest | 28.17% | 2005 |
| Average since 2007 | 41.67% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 31.01% | 2002 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, French Polynesia's transport services (% of service imports, BoP) fell 11.73 percentage points on 2015 (from 42.79% to 31.06%).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was +0.91 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.59 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below 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 15 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.73 percentage points 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 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.06 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 31% 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
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 31.06% | 2016 |
| World | 18.72% | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 21.19% | 2025 |
| High income | 17.29% | 2025 |
Closest to French Polynesia in the 2016 ranking
- Yemen, Rep. — 1st of 3: 54.02%
- New Caledonia — 3rd of 3: 25.62%
What this measures
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 15 values
| Year | Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 31.06 |
| 2015 | 42.79 |
| 2014 | 41.34 |
| 2013 | 42.01 |
| 2012 | 43.02 |
| 2011 | 42.58 |
| 2010 | 41.47 |
| 2009 | 34.83 |
| 2008 | 44.87 |
| 2007 | 52.74 |
| 2006 |
Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — 16.15% (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 15.9% (2025)
- Cambodia — 53.8% (2025)
- China — 17.79% (2025)
- Fiji — 45.81% (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 20.99% (2025)
- Indonesia — 23.85% (2025)
- Japan — 13.43% (2025)
- Kiribati — 54.5% (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 19.4% (2025)
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is French Polynesia's transport services (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 31.06% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 0.05 percentage points from 31.01% in 2002. The highest value was 52.74% in 2007 and the lowest 28.17% in 2005.
- Is the latest change in transport services (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for French Polynesia?
- In 2016, French Polynesia's transport services (% of service imports, BoP) fell 11.73 percentage points on 2015 (from 42.79% to 31.06%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was +0.91 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.59 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.TRAN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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