French Polynesia — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for French Polynesia, 1965–2024.
GDP per capita for French Polynesia was 22,440 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 60 years, from 1965 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 26,592 in 2008. The lowest was 1,839 in 1965 (about 12.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.33% per year.
French Polynesia ranks 72 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 34%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 8,489, so French Polynesia sits above it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 12 of 36 economies; Palau (19,532) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 49% in 1986. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1965 level: doubled by 1974; grown tenfold by 1995. Doubling roughly every 16 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 19th of 121 in 1965 → 28th of 146 in 1970 → 32nd of 163 in 1980 → 28th of 192 in 1990 → 42nd of 204 in 2000 → 54th of 212 in 2010 → 58th of 210 in 2020 → 64th of 200 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1965 to 2024
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,439.88 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 21,832.28 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 20,053.96 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 21,426.39 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 19,966.48 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 21,582.59 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 21,925.62 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 20,826.93 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 19,690.08 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19,166.96 | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 22,258.63 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 21,955.63 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 20,846.55 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 22,831.52 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 22,494.81 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 24,434.22 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 26,592.03 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 24,888.18 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 22,330.87 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 21,984.19 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 21,764.22 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 19,582.89 | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 16,004.06 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 14,640.94 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 14,978.32 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 16,532.9 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 16,759.71 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 16,423.02 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 18,475.73 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 18,850.31 | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 16,806.06 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 16,469.78 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 17,554.37 | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 16,414.81 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 16,293.18 | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 13,682.84 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 13,952.84 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 14,061.39 | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 11,913.83 | +48.9% |
| 1985 | 8,002.08 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 7,511.32 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 7,477.03 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 7,416.31 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 7,645.18 | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 8,438.73 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 8,016.37 | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 6,848.95 | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 5,573.6 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 5,302.06 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 5,149.94 | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 4,273.17 | +24.7% |
| 1973 | 3,425.44 | +27.9% |
| 1972 | 2,678.19 | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 2,516.98 | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 2,228.19 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 2,206.35 | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 2,440.83 | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 2,150.62 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 2,171.36 | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 1,838.58 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was French Polynesia’s GDP per capita in 1966?
2,171.36 (1966). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are French Polynesia’s GDP per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is French Polynesia’s GDP per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1965 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +1120.5% in total — about 4.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. 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: 22,439.88; 2023: 21,832.28; 2022: 20,053.96; 2021: 21,426.39; 2020: 19,966.48. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD — GDP per Capita (Nominal). 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.