Economy of French Polynesia

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Economy of French Polynesia

Pape'ete's central business district is French Polynesia's largest financial and business services hub.
Currency	CFP franc (₣)
Fiscal year	calendar year
Statistics
GDP	$5.49 billion (2015 est.)
GDP rank	176
GDP growth	2% (2015 est.)
GDP per capita	$17,000 (2015 est.)
GDP per capita rank	104
GDP by sector	agriculture: 2.5%; industry: 13%; services: 84.5% (2009)
Inflation (CPI)	0% (2015 est.)
Population below poverty line	19.7% (2009 est.)
Labour force	126,300 (2016 est.)
Labour force by occupation	agriculture: 13%; industry: 19%; services: 68% (2013 est.)
Unemployment	21.8% (2012)
Main industries	tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
External
Exports	$1.245 billion (2014 est.)
Export goods	cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
Main export partners	Japan 23.1%  Hong Kong 21.5%  Kyrgyzstan 15.9%  United States 15.9%  France 12.4% (2017)
Imports	$2.235 billion (2014 est.)
Import goods	fuels, foodstuffs, equipment
Main import partners	France 27.9%  United States 10.1%  China 7.3%  New Zealand 6.7%  Singapore 4.2% (2017)
Current account	$207.7 million (2014 est.)
Public finances
Revenues	$1.891 billion (2012)
Expenses	$1.833 billion (2012)
Economic aid	recipient: $580 million (2004)
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of French Polynesia is one of a developed country with a service sector accounting for 75%. French Polynesia's GDP per capita is around $22,000, one of the highest in the Pacific region.