New Caledonia: Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, New Caledonia's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) fell 8.6% on 2015 (from US$3.87 billion to US$3.54 billion).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 17.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below 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 31.9% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.2% 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 2007 to 2016 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

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to New Caledonia in the 2016 ranking

• Yemen, Rep. — 1st of 3: US$8.64 billion
• French Polynesia — 3rd of 3: US$1.95 billion

What this measures

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

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

All 15 values

Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$550.63 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$8.33 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$41.74 billion (2025)
• China — US$3.77 trillion (2025)
• Fiji — US$4.32 billion (2024)
• French Polynesia — US$1.95 billion (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$1.09 trillion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$340.67 billion (2025)
• Japan

More economic policy & debt data for New Caledonia

• GNI (current US$) — US$8.82 billion (2024)
• GNI (current LCU) — 973.43 billion (2024)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.33 million (2024)
• GDP (current US$) — US$8.55 billion (2024)
• GDP (current LCU) — 943 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$29,213 (2024)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.22 million (2024)
• Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) — US$275.91 million (2024)
• Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) — 30.43 billion (2024)
• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI)

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Questions people ask

What is New Caledonia's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)?

US$3.54 billion in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 124.79% from US$1.57 billion in 2002 (5.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.09 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$1.57 billion in 2002.

Is the latest change in imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) unusual for New Caledonia?

In 2016, New Caledonia's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) fell 8.6% on 2015 (from US$3.87 billion to US$3.54 billion). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 17.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below 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 BM.GSR.TOTL.CD, 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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