European Union vs French Polynesia: Travel services

European Union
20.4%
in 2025
French Polynesia
39.7%
in 2016
European Union rank
29th
French Polynesia rank
27th

Travel services over time

  • European Union
  • French Polynesia
1020304050197520002025

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 39.7% against 20.4% in European Union, a difference of 19.3%.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.9 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was French Polynesia ahead.

European Union ranks 29th and French Polynesia ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union French Polynesia Difference Ahead
2000s 26.1% 32.3% 6.2% French Polynesia
2010s 21.7% 32.7% 11.0% French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, European Union or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 39.7% against 20.4% in European Union as of 2016.
What is the difference in travel services between European Union and French Polynesia?
19.3%, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and French Polynesia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do European Union and French Polynesia rank globally for travel services?
European Union ranks 29th and French Polynesia ranks 27th 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, 9,575 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.