Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — French Polynesia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in French Polynesia in 2024 — 15.94%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 10.73 pp.

2024 15.94% +0.43 pp vs 2023
World rank 43of 131
Period maximum 26.67%1962
Period minimum 15.51%2023

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — French Polynesia, 1962–20241520253019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 26.67%1973: 21.34%1974: 19.94%1975: 21.54%1976: 20.79%1977: 19.4%1978: 18.65%1979: 20.87%1980: 18.62%1981: 19.08%1982: 19.34%1983: 18.87%1996: 21.62%1997: 21.79%1998: 19.63%1999: 20.77%2000: 20.04%2001: 20.27%2002: 17.8%2003: 17.42%2004: 20.73%2005: 18.95%2006: 19.71%2007: 20.85%2008: 20.12%2009: 23.54%2010: 23.54%2011: 24.93%2012: 25.28%2013: 24.07%2014: 25.29%2015: 25.15%2016: 25.44%2017: 24.47%2018: 19.02%2019: 20.15%2020: 24.65%2021: 22.26%2022: 23.76%2023: 15.51%2024: 15.94%
Change over the period: −10.73 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: French Polynesia

French Polynesia 15.94%
World 8.89%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.94 +0.43 pp
2023 15.51 −8.26 pp
2022 23.76 +1.51 pp
2021 22.26 −2.39 pp
2020 24.65 +4.51 pp
2019 20.15 +1.13 pp
2018 19.02 −5.46 pp
2017 24.47 −0.97 pp
2016 25.44 +0.29 pp
2015 25.15 −0.15 pp
2014 25.29 +1.22 pp
2013 24.07 −1.21 pp
2012 25.28 +0.35 pp
2011 24.93 +1.39 pp
2010 23.54 −0 pp
2009 23.54 +3.42 pp
2008 20.12 −0.72 pp
2007 20.85 +1.14 pp
2006 19.71 +0.76 pp
2005 18.95 −1.78 pp
2004 20.73 +3.31 pp
2003 17.42 −0.37 pp
2002 17.8 −2.47 pp
2001 20.27 +0.23 pp
2000 20.04 −0.73 pp
1999 20.77 +1.14 pp
1998 19.63 −2.16 pp
1997 21.79 +0.17 pp
1996 21.62
1983 18.87 −0.47 pp
1982 19.34 +0.26 pp
1981 19.08 +0.47 pp
1980 18.62 −2.25 pp
1979 20.87 +2.22 pp
1978 18.65 −0.76 pp
1977 19.4 −1.38 pp
1976 20.79 −0.76 pp
1975 21.54 +1.6 pp
1974 19.94 −1.41 pp
1973 21.34
1962 26.67

Polynesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

WS Samoa 29.63 PF French Polynesia 15.94

About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise imports. The indicator reads as a measure of food dependence, but with a caveat: a high share occurs both in rich countries with little agriculture, where food is simply a large item of consumption, and in the poorest ones, where it means vulnerability to world grain prices. Comparing it with food insecurity and with the share of agriculture in the economy helps tell the two cases apart.

Important: A high value is not in itself a sign of trouble: in Singapore and Japan the share is high while the food supply is entirely secure. It is worth looking at together with food insecurity.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.