French Polynesia vs Small states: International tourism, expenditures

French Polynesia
12.1%
in 2016
Small states
7.2%
in 2018
French Polynesia rank
14th
Small states rank
13th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Small states
5101520199520062018

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 12.1% against 7.2% in Small states, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, French Polynesia has been ahead every year.

French Polynesia ranks 14th and Small states ranks 13th of 186 countries.

French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 16.8% 8.3% 8.5% French Polynesia
2010s 13.3% 6.8% 6.5% French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, French Polynesia or Small states?
French Polynesia, at 12.1% against 7.2% in Small states as of 2016.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between French Polynesia and Small states?
4.9%, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Small states?
9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do French Polynesia and Small states rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
French Polynesia ranks 14th and Small states ranks 13th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.