International tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: International tourism, expenditures was 226.00 million current US$ 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 current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia is 226.00 million current US$, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia peaked at 430.00 million current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 226.00 million current US$, in 2016.
That places French Polynesia 121st out of 192 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 363.50 million current US$ | 264.00 million current US$ | 430.00 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 295.71 million current US$ | 226.00 million current US$ | 335.00 million current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More private sector data for French Polynesia
- Food imports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 175.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 43.4% (2024)
- Food exports 15.8% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 860.33 million current US$ (2016)
- Transport services 31.2% (2016)
- Computer, communications and other services 24.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia?
- International tourism, expenditures in French Polynesia was 226.00 million current US$ 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 430.00 million current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 226.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- How does French Polynesia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- French Polynesia ranks 121st out of 192 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. 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 (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.