Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — French Polynesia

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in French Polynesia in 2024 — 38.74%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 199. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 27.53 pp.

2024 38.74% −2.74 pp vs 2023
World rank 148of 199
Period maximum 85.32%1966
Period minimum 26.87%1992

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — French Polynesia, 1965–20240255075100196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 66.28%1966: 85.32%1967: 57.47%1968: 71.65%1969: 50.63%1970: 60.23%1971: 52.89%1972: 52.38%1973: 53.33%1974: 57.44%1975: 45.05%1976: 43.43%1977: 43.24%1978: 43.76%1979: 41.56%1980: 43.7%1981: 46.57%1982: 44.34%1983: 44.31%1984: 43.08%1985: 40.67%1986: 35.22%1987: 34.06%1988: 32.42%1989: 32.18%1990: 31.35%1991: 30.53%1992: 26.87%1993: 27.9%1994: 29.68%1995: 28.61%1996: 30.56%1997: 30.8%1998: 32.41%1999: 30.14%2000: 33.11%2001: 35.03%2002: 37.2%2003: 35.33%2004: 30.53%2005: 34%2006: 32.17%2007: 31.07%2008: 33.12%2009: 28.32%2010: 30.87%2011: 31.66%2012: 32.39%2013: 32.36%2014: 31.45%2015: 31.11%2016: 30.27%2017: 30.69%2018: 38.79%2019: 37.11%2020: 31.75%2021: 35.15%2022: 41.39%2023: 41.48%2024: 38.74%
Change over the period: −27.53 pp Annual average: -0.47 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

French Polynesia 38.74%
World 44.3%
High-income countries computed 45.26%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 38.74 −2.74 pp
2023 41.48 +0.1 pp
2022 41.39 +6.24 pp
2021 35.15 +3.4 pp
2020 31.75 −5.36 pp
2019 37.11 −1.68 pp
2018 38.79 +8.11 pp
2017 30.69 +0.41 pp
2016 30.27 −0.84 pp
2015 31.11 −0.34 pp
2014 31.45 −0.91 pp
2013 32.36 −0.03 pp
2012 32.39 +0.73 pp
2011 31.66 +0.79 pp
2010 30.87 +2.55 pp
2009 28.32 −4.8 pp
2008 33.12 +2.06 pp
2007 31.07 −1.11 pp
2006 32.17 −1.83 pp
2005 34 +3.47 pp
2004 30.53 −4.8 pp
2003 35.33 −1.87 pp
2002 37.2 +2.16 pp
2001 35.03 +1.92 pp
2000 33.11 +2.97 pp
1999 30.14 −2.27 pp
1998 32.41 +1.61 pp
1997 30.8 +0.24 pp
1996 30.56 +1.94 pp
1995 28.61 −1.07 pp
1994 29.68 +1.78 pp
1993 27.9 +1.03 pp
1992 26.87 −3.65 pp
1991 30.53 −0.83 pp
1990 31.35 −0.82 pp
1989 32.18 −0.24 pp
1988 32.42 −1.63 pp
1987 34.06 −1.16 pp
1986 35.22 −5.45 pp
1985 40.67 −2.41 pp
1984 43.08 −1.23 pp
1983 44.31 −0.03 pp
1982 44.34 −2.23 pp
1981 46.57 +2.87 pp
1980 43.7 +2.14 pp
1979 41.56 −2.19 pp
1978 43.76 +0.51 pp
1977 43.24 −0.18 pp
1976 43.43 −1.63 pp
1975 45.05 −12.39 pp
1974 57.44 +4.11 pp
1973 53.33 +0.95 pp
1972 52.38 −0.5 pp
1971 52.89 −7.34 pp
1970 60.23 +9.6 pp
1969 50.63 −21.02 pp
1968 71.65 +14.18 pp
1967 57.47 −27.85 pp
1966 85.32 +19.04 pp
1965 66.28

Polynesia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.