French Polynesia — GDP
GDP (Nominal) for French Polynesia, 1965–2024.
GDP for French Polynesia was 6.32 billion in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 60 years, from 1965 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 7.14 billion in 2008. The lowest was 176.53 million in 1965 (about 35.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.25% per year.
French Polynesia ranks 167 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 18.30 billion, so French Polynesia sits below it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 3%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 22 of 36 economies; Fiji (6.20 billion) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 53% in 1986. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1965 level: doubled by 1973; grown tenfold by 1986. Doubling roughly every 11 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 102nd of 121 in 1965 → 113th of 146 in 1970 → 111th of 163 in 1980 → 116th of 192 in 1990 → 131st of 204 in 2000 → 150th of 212 in 2010 → 162nd of 210 in 2020 → 161st of 200 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1965 to 2024
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,323,716,355.05 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 6,137,447,782.87 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 5,622,688,338.06 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 5,994,931,236.42 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 5,574,821,989.38 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 6,022,276,196.14 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6,135,116,253.33 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 5,833,352,692.8 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 5,497,036,476.8 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5,325,846,361.81 | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 6,151,996,560.84 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6,031,827,122.61 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 5,692,858,099 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 6,203,940,036.92 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 6,086,644,798.56 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 6,584,557,973.94 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 7,136,741,421.96 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 6,631,156,405.6 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 5,877,997,979.62 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 5,705,052,134.54 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,564,109,981.91 | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 4,927,780,606.77 | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 3,965,405,552.52 | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 3,573,808,556.31 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3,599,845,480.34 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 3,911,602,004.14 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 3,903,186,592.82 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 3,762,859,093.26 | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 4,166,072,829.6 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 4,186,994,249.09 | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 3,676,123,788.03 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 3,544,608,548.42 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 3,713,785,765.42 | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 3,410,078,967.9 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 3,320,159,522.37 | +21.5% |
| 1989 | 2,731,683,484.45 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,723,496,362.05 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 2,677,977,163.21 | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 2,212,028,299.56 | +52.7% |
| 1985 | 1,448,281,228.16 | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 1,325,515,445.08 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1,284,180,701.01 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1,235,897,957.89 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,234,743,073 | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 1,320,416,024.95 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 1,215,032,463.67 | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 1,005,569,835.4 | +26.8% |
| 1977 | 793,196,378.71 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 732,288,906.27 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 690,323,388.53 | +24.3% |
| 1974 | 555,340,842.86 | +28.8% |
| 1973 | 431,252,938.06 | +32.1% |
| 1972 | 326,433,558.08 | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 296,865,513.75 | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 254,036,000.75 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 242,943,783.14 | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 259,590,074.53 | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 220,984,367.63 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 215,659,453.55 | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 176,534,588.4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was French Polynesia’s GDP in 1966?
215,659,453.55 (1966). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are French Polynesia’s GDP 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 growing or shrinking?
Between 1965 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +3482.1% in total — about 6.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.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: 6,323,716,355.05; 2023: 6,137,447,782.87; 2022: 5,622,688,338.06; 2021: 5,994,931,236.42; 2020: 5,574,821,989.38. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD — GDP (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.