Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 40.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in French Polynesia, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 40.4% for manufactures imports in 2025.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in French Polynesia peaked at 74.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2024.
French Polynesia ranks 188th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 64.6% | — |
| 1973 | 71.3% | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 70.0% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 67.2% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 70.3% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 67.0% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 64.5% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -33.0% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | +2.5% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 40.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 60% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 40.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.0%, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -33.0% | 58.9% | 39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 68.6% | 67.0% | 71.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 63.0% | 65.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 70.9% | 68.7% | 72.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 63.2% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 55.6% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 39.4% | 65.0% | 6 |
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More private sector data for French Polynesia
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2024)
- Food imports 17.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 382.81 million current US$ (2016)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 34.1% (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 imports in French Polynesia?
- Manufactures imports in French Polynesia was 40.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2024.
- How does French Polynesia rank for manufactures imports?
- French Polynesia ranks 188th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.