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

French Polynesia
39.7%
in 2016
Small states
19.5%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
29th
Small states rank
32nd

Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Small states
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 39.7% against 19.5% in Small states, a difference of 20.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 29th and Small states ranks 32nd 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 Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 25.6% 24.3% 1.3% French Polynesia
2010s 32.7% 18.3% 14.4% French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, French Polynesia or Small states?
French Polynesia, at 39.7% against 19.5% in Small states as of 2016.
What is the difference in travel services between French Polynesia and Small states?
20.2%, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Small states?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do French Polynesia and Small states rank globally for travel services?
French Polynesia ranks 29th and Small states ranks 32nd 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, 9,670 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.