Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 34.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in French Polynesia, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 34.1% for manufactures exports in 2025.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in French Polynesia peaked at 94.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1962.
That places French Polynesia 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.1% | — |
| 1973 | 6.9% | +222.9% |
| 1974 | 12.9% | +86.8% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | -33.9% |
| 1977 | 13.0% | +24.7% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | +34.8% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 32.4% | +87.0% |
| 1981 | 41.8% | +29.1% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | -19.3% |
| 1983 | 43.3% | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | +108.7% |
| 1997 | 89.6% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -36.4% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | -21.4% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 34.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 58% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 34.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +222.9% | 2.1% | 6.9% |
| 1996 | +108.7% | 43.3% | 90.3% |
| 1974 | +86.8% | 6.9% | 12.9% |
| 1980 | +87.0% | 17.3% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 6.9% | 17.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 37.8% | 32.4% | 43.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 89.6% | 94.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 82.5% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 66.1% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 34.1% | 70.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 90 Montenegro 36.9% compare
- 91 Moldova 36.5% compare
- 92 Togo 35.0% compare
- 94 Laos 32.8% compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 32.3% compare
- 96 Madagascar 32.3% compare
More private sector data for French Polynesia
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2024)
- Food imports 17.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 40.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 382.81 million current US$ (2016)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 175.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 860.33 million current US$ (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in French Polynesia?
- Manufactures exports in French Polynesia was 34.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1962.
- How does French Polynesia rank for manufactures exports?
- French Polynesia ranks 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.