Economy - overview: Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. Tourism accounts for about one-fourth of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. Other sources of income are handicrafts, public works projects, aquaculture, pearl farming and deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural products. The territory benefits substantially from development agreements with France aimed principally at creating new businesses and strengthening social services.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - composition, by sector of origin: Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation: Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share: Budget: Taxes and other revenues: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): Fiscal year: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Market value of publicly traded shares: Exports: Exports - commodities: Imports: Imports - commodities: Debt - external: Exchange rates:
NOTE: 1) The information regarding French Polynesia on this page is re-published from the 2014 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Polynesia Economy 2014 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Polynesia Economy 2014 should be addressed to the CIA.
$5.65 billion (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
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$5.65 billion (2006)
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-0.4% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 186
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$22,000 (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
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agriculture: 3.1%
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industry:
20%
services:
76.9% (2006)
coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products; fish
tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
NA%
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116,000 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 181
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agriculture: 13%
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industry:
19%
services:
68% (2002)
11.7% (2010)
country comparison to the world: 123
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19.7% (2009)
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lowest 10%: NA%
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highest 10%:
NA%
revenues: $865 million
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expenditures:
$644.1 million (1999)
15.3% of GDP (1999)
country comparison to the world: 191
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3.9% of GDP (1999)
country comparison to the world: 14
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calendar year
1.1% (2007)
country comparison to the world: 16
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$NA
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$200 million (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
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cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
$2.2 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
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fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
$NA
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Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar -
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