International tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: International tourism, expenditures was 12.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia, 2002–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia is 12.1%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia peaked at 20.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2016.
That places French Polynesia 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16.0% | — |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.5% | 20.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More private sector data for French Polynesia
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2024)
- Food imports 15.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 43.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 175.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 619.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia?
- International tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia was 12.1% in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2016.
- How does French Polynesia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- French Polynesia ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.