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2023
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Exports | Imports $215M | $1.31B184 of 226 |  175 of 226
2023
Per Capita Product
Exports | Imports $766 | $4.65k196 of 220 |  95 of 220

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Overview In 2023 French Polynesia was the number 184 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 175 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of French Polynesia are Pearls ($123M), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($16.9M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($13.2M), Gas Turbines ($7.53M), and Vanilla ($5.14M), exporting mostly to Japan ($94.6M), United States ($32.2M), France ($25.2M), Netherlands ($19M), and China ($11.7M).

Imports The top imports of French Polynesia are Cars ($127M), Packaged Medicaments ($62.4M), Refined Petroleum ($53.3M), Poultry Meat ($36.1M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($33.7M), importing mostly from France ($338M), China ($141M), United States ($130M), New Zealand ($95.3M), and Malaysia ($55.9M).

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of French Polynesia.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Pearls$123M
Top Destination (2023)Japan$94.6M

In 2023, French Polynesia exported a total of $215M, making it the number 184 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of French Polynesia have changed by -$29.4M from $245M in 2018 to $215M in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Pearls ($123M), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($16.9M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($13.2M), Gas Turbines ($7.53M), and Vanilla ($5.14M). The most common destination for the exports of French Polynesia are Japan ($94.6M), United States ($32.2M), France ($25.2M), Netherlands ($19M), and China ($11.7M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
Japan$57.2M (+ 153%)
China$8.3M (+ 242%)
Singapore$5.43M (+ 108%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
Morocco$18.5M (+ 618%)
Netherlands$12.1M (+ 33.9%)
Portugal$1.07M (+ 21%)

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Service Trade

French Polynesia Exports Services (2014)$1.08B
French Polynesia Imports Services (2014)$491M

In 2014, French Polynesia exported $1.08B worth of services. The top services exported by French Polynesia in 2014 were Personal travel ($510M), Air transport ($323M), Government services, n.i.e. ($144M), Other business services ($30.2M), and Sea transport ($24.3M).

The top services imported by French Polynesia in 2014 were Personal travel ($169M), Air transport ($132M), Sea transport ($61.5M), Other business services ($45.1M), and Telecommunications services ($36.8M).

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Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

French Polynesia has a high level of specialization in Pearls (10k), Vanilla (884), Non-fillet Fresh Fish (75.7), Natural Polymers (60.5), and Live Fish (57.8). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between French Polynesia observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of French Polynesia according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Tools, hand; (including glaziers' diamonds) n.e.c.; blow lamps; vices, clamps etc, other... (1.58), Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or... (1.49), Instruments, apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure of liquids,... (1.27), Navigational instruments and appliances; direction finding compasses (1.22), and Tools, hand; two or more of heading no. 8202 to 8205, put... (1.03). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for French Polynesia according to the relatedness index, were Base Metal Watches (0.074), Hard Liquor (0.069), Precious Metal Watches (0.067), Passenger and Cargo Ships (0.067), and Crustaceans (0.065). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that French Polynesia is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of French Polynesia. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that French Polynesia exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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