International tourism, expenditures for travel items in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 177.00 million current US$ in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in French Polynesia, 2002–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 177.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2018.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in French Polynesia peaked at 312.00 million current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 122.00 million current US$, in 2006.
That places French Polynesia 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 204.62 million current US$ | 122.00 million current US$ | 312.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 159.78 million current US$ | 146.00 million current US$ | 177.00 million current US$ | 9 |
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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 for travel items in French Polynesia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in French Polynesia was 177.00 million current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 312.00 million current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does French Polynesia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- French Polynesia ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.