French Polynesia
Everything Palanor holds about French Polynesia, in one place: 10 public signals, what its economy runs on, how often America’s largest companies name it, the news that names it, and Country Posture. Every figure is computed from stored readings and carries its source and date.
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The latest read
- GDP in current U.S. dollars: $6.32 billion (2024); 90th percentile since 1990; highest since 2009; 1y +2.9%.
- Household consumption, share of GDP: 73.7% of GDP (2024); 93rd percentile since 2005; 1y +0.24 pts.
- Net exports, share of GDP: -27.8% of GDP (2024); record low since 1991; 1y −4.29 pts.
Country Posture
What French Polynesia’s economy is doing
Momentum
2024Inputs only. Did not pass the pre-registered back-test: 1996–2009: AUC 0.590 below 0.60; AUC 0.590 below the single-input baseline (0.624); 2010–2022: AUC 0.595 below 0.60; AUC 0.595 below the single-input baseline (0.641).
Inputs
| Real GDP growth | 1.1 |
| Growth against its three-year average | -1.9 |
| Change in unemployment | 0.0 |
| Change in the employment rate | -0.5 |
| Export volume growth | -30.3 |
| OECD leading indicator | — |
Resilience
2025Withheld: 1 of 5 core inputs reported for 2025.
Inputs
| Interest as a share of revenue | — |
| Budget balance | — |
| Reserves, months of imports | — |
| Current account | — |
| Governance (WGI mean) | 0.48 |
| External debt | — |
Pressure
2025Inputs only. Did not pass the pre-registered back-test: 1996–2009: AUC 0.657 below the single-input baseline (0.672).
Inputs
| Inflation | — |
| Change in inflation | — |
| Currency move against the dollar | -4.1% |
| Conflict deaths per million | 0.0 |
| Political stability | 0.58 |
| Private credit, three-year change | — |
| Bond spread over U.S. Treasuries | — |
Posture describes what an economy is doing; it is not a rating and never ranks countries. Each input is read against the country’s own history and against every other economy that year. An axis shows a score only after passing a back-test fixed before any result was computed. Method and back-test.
GDP by expenditure
What French Polynesia’s economy runs on
In 2024, household spending was 73.7% of GDP, government consumption 32.0%, investment 21.9% and net exports -27.8% (exports 18.3%, imports 46.1%). In 2022, 2023 the parts miss 100 by more than three points (the statistical discrepancy in French Polynesia’s national accounts).
World Bank national accounts. The parts can miss 100 by a few points (the statistical discrepancy).
Same World Bank definition for every country, so the shares compare directly: What each economy runs on.
Signals
Every series about French Polynesia
Grouped by theme, the most-read first. All 10 in the Library.
Growth and output1
- French Polynesia · GDP · USD bn (current)90th percentile since 1990; highest since 2009; 1y +2.9%$6.32bn2024
Migration1 of 3
- U.S.-Born People Living in French Polynesia (UN)44th percentile since 1990419 people2024
Peers
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