Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in French Polynesia, 1995–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2016.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in French Polynesia peaked at 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
French Polynesia ranks 31st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 28 Mauritius 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Jordan 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Georgia 0.1428 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Barbados 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Cayman Islands 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Portugal 0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0061 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0293 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0735 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in French Polynesia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in French Polynesia was 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does French Polynesia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- French Polynesia ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.