New Caledonia: Trade in services (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, New Caledonia's trade in services (% of GDP) fell 0.39 percentage points on 2015 (from 19.29% to 18.9%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.06 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 3.09 percentage points in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.24 percentage points in 2014. 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 12% 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

• French Polynesia — 1st of 3: 25.61%
• Yemen, Rep. — 3rd of 3: 6.14%

What this measures

Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

Trade in services (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Australia — 11.55% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 13.32% (2025)
• Cambodia — 16.72% (2025)
• China — 5.17% (2025)
• Fiji — 52.17% (2024)
• French Polynesia — 25.61% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 48.83% (2025)
• Indonesia — 7.29% (2025)
• Japan — 11.62% (2025)
• Kiribati — 31.62% (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 17.88% (2025)

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 trade in services (% of GDP)?

18.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 1.37 percentage points from 20.27% in 2002. The highest value was 22.42% in 2006 and the lowest 16.92% in 2014.

Is the latest change in trade in services (% of GDP) unusual for New Caledonia?

In 2016, New Caledonia's trade in services (% of GDP) fell 0.39 percentage points on 2015 (from 19.29% to 18.9%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2015), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.06 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BG.GSR.NFSV.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 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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