GDP (current LCU), per capita in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: GDP (current LCU), per capita was 2.51 million current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP (current LCU), per capita in French Polynesia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 2.51 million current LCU per person for gdp (current lcu), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per capita in French Polynesia peaked at 2.51 million current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 225,014 current LCU per person, in 1970.
French Polynesia ranks 31st of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
GDP (current LCU), per capita in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 225,014 current LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | 253,433 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 245,445 current LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 277,632 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 374,024 current LCU per person | +34.7% |
| 1975 | 401,343 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 460,700 current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 497,933 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 561,999 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 620,089 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 648,337 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 755,427 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 886,196 current LCU per person | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 1.04 million current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 1.31 million current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 1.50 million current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 1.54 million current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.51 million current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.59 million current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.61 million current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 1.69 million current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.70 million current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.71 million current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.72 million current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.74 million current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.80 million current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.85 million current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.94 million current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.07 million current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.12 million current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.17 million current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.97 million current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.12 million current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.09 million current LCU per person | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.22 million current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.51 million current LCU per person | +6.8% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 2.51 million current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 67,855 current LCU per person, 37.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 2.51 million current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 88,516 current LCU per person, 28.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current LCU), per capita in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +34.7% | 277,632 current LCU per person | 374,024 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 391,761 current LCU per person | 225,014 current LCU per person | 620,089 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million current LCU per person | 648,337 current LCU per person | 1.59 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 million current LCU per person | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 1.85 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million current LCU per person | 1.94 million current LCU per person | 2.17 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 million current LCU per person | 1.94 million current LCU per person | 2.30 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 million current LCU per person | 2.09 million current LCU per person | 2.51 million current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 28 Armenia 3.34 million current LCU per person compare
- 29 Tanzania 2.99 million current LCU per person compare
- 30 Myanmar 2.85 million current LCU per person compare
- 32 Madagascar 2.47 million current LCU per person compare
- 33 Angola 2.14 million current LCU per person compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.83 million current LCU per person compare
More population data for French Polynesia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6605 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8205 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 53.84 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,044 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.2972 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp (current lcu), per capita in French Polynesia?
- Gdp (current lcu), per capita in French Polynesia was 2.51 million current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 million current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,014 current LCU per person in 1970.
- How does French Polynesia rank for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- French Polynesia ranks 31st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.