French Polynesia — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for French Polynesia, 1966–2024.
GDP growth for French Polynesia was 1.13% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 59 years, from 1966 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 18.00% in 1974. The lowest was -10.57% in 2020 (about -9.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.62% per year.
French Polynesia ranks 168 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so French Polynesia sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 94% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 90%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 30 of 36 economies; Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (1.06%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 62625% in 2009. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 18th of 115 in 1966 → 106th of 119 in 1970 → 107th of 152 in 1980 → 127th of 176 in 1990 → 135th of 199 in 2000 → 194th of 209 in 2010 → 176th of 209 in 2020 → 163rd of 200 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1966 to 2024
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.13% | -1.6 pp |
| 2023 | 2.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 2.94% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 3.37% | +13.9 pp |
| 2020 | -10.57% | -13.3 pp |
| 2019 | 2.69% | +0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 1.81% | -2.5 pp |
| 2017 | 4.29% | +2.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 0.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | -0.93% | +2.0 pp |
| 2011 | -2.96% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | -2.47% | +1.8 pp |
| 2009 | -4.23% | -4.2 pp |
| 2008 | 0.01% | -1.7 pp |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 0.89% | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 0.31% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 0.97% | -1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 2.13% | +1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 0.85% | +1.2 pp |
| 2001 | -0.34% | -3.6 pp |
| 2000 | 3.25% | +1.4 pp |
| 1999 | 1.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 1.73% | +1.9 pp |
| 1997 | -0.12% | +0.5 pp |
| 1996 | -0.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | -0.39% | +1.3 pp |
| 1994 | -1.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 1993 | -1.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | -1.46% | -5.1 pp |
| 1991 | 3.66% | +3.5 pp |
| 1990 | 0.13% | -2.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.16% | +5.8 pp |
| 1988 | -3.6% | -4.9 pp |
| 1987 | 1.27% | -12.3 pp |
| 1986 | 13.55% | +14.7 pp |
| 1985 | -1.17% | -3.5 pp |
| 1984 | 2.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 2.42% | +0.7 pp |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -0.9 pp |
| 1981 | 2.65% | +2.2 pp |
| 1980 | 0.48% | -3.4 pp |
| 1979 | 3.93% | -6.0 pp |
| 1978 | 9.89% | +7.8 pp |
| 1977 | 2.08% | -6.1 pp |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +13.1 pp |
| 1975 | -4.9% | -22.9 pp |
| 1974 | 18% | +10.2 pp |
| 1973 | 7.8% | +12.5 pp |
| 1972 | -4.7% | -16.7 pp |
| 1971 | 12% | +10.4 pp |
| 1970 | 1.63% | +4.3 pp |
| 1969 | -2.69% | -17.6 pp |
| 1968 | 14.93% | +19.7 pp |
| 1967 | -4.74% | -14.3 pp |
| 1966 | 9.58% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was French Polynesia’s GDP growth in 1967?
-4.74% (1967). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is French Polynesia’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1966 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -88.2% in total — about 3.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 1.13%; 2023: 2.77%; 2022: 2.94%; 2021: 3.37%; 2020: -10.57%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.