French Polynesia vs High income: Travel services

French Polynesia
39.7%
in 2016
High income
21.1%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
27th
High income rank
26th

Travel services over time

  • French Polynesia
  • High income
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 39.7% against 21.1% in High income, a difference of 18.6%.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.9 times High income's.

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

French Polynesia ranks 27th and High income ranks 26th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia High income Difference Ahead
2000s 32.3% 26.4% 5.9% French Polynesia
2010s 32.7% 23.1% 9.6% French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, French Polynesia or High income?
French Polynesia, at 39.7% against 21.1% in High income as of 2016.
What is the difference in travel services between French Polynesia and High income?
18.6%, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and High income?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do French Polynesia and High income rank globally for travel services?
French Polynesia ranks 27th and High income ranks 26th of 198 countries.
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.