Caribbean Small States vs French Polynesia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)

Caribbean Small States
20.1%
in 2025
French Polynesia
39.7%
in 2016
Caribbean Small States rank
30th
French Polynesia rank
29th

Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 39.7% against 20.1% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 19.6%.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 2.0 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 30th and French Polynesia ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States French Polynesia Difference Ahead
2000s 26.8% 32.3% 5.5% French Polynesia
2010s 12.4% 32.7% 20.4% French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Caribbean Small States or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 39.7% against 20.1% in Caribbean Small States as of 2016.
What is the difference in travel services between Caribbean Small States and French Polynesia?
19.6%, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and French Polynesia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Caribbean Small States and French Polynesia rank globally for travel services?
Caribbean Small States ranks 30th and French Polynesia ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,670 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.