Pacific — Economic Indicators
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor Force | 2022 | 134,860 | 133,239 | # | Annual |
Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 10,259 | 10,138 | # | Annual |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Imports of Goods | 2016 | 1,487,743,957 | 1,498,869,340 | USD | Annual |
Current Account Balance | 2016 | -3,351,509 | 235,187 | BoP; current USD | Annual |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2000 | 21,851,000,832 | 21,318,000,640 | NCU | Annual |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2000 | 108,120,997,888 | 102,971,998,208 | NCU | Annual |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Net Migration | 2017 | -500 | # | Annual | |
Birth Rate | 2016 | 15.38 | 15.58 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Death Rate | 2016 | 5.44 | 5.36 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Economy — overview:
Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, Pacific 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.
After growing at an average yearly rate of 4.2% from 1997-2007, the economic and financial crisis in 2008 marked Pacific’s entry into recession. However, since 2014, Pacific has shown signs of recovery. Business turnover reached 1.8% year-on-year in September 2016, tourism increased 1.8% in 2015, and GDP grew 2.0% in 2015.
Pacific’s tourism-dominated service sector accounted for 85% of total value added for the economy in 2012. Tourism employs 17% of the workforce. Pearl farming is the second biggest industry, accounting for 54% of exports in 2015; however, the output has decreased to 12.5 tons – the lowest level since 2008. A small manufacturing sector predominantly processes commodities from Pacific’s primary sector — 8% of total economy in 2012 — including agriculture and fishing.
France has agreed to finance infrastructure, marine businesses, and cultural and ecological sites at roughly $80 million per year between 2015 and 2020. Japan, the US, and China are Pacific’s three largest trade partners.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$5.49 billion (2015 est.)
$5.383 billion (2014 est.)
$6.963 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
GDP (official exchange rate):
$4.795 billion (2015 est.)
GDP — real growth rate:
2% (2015 est.)
-2.7% (2014 est.)
-2.5% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
GDP — per capita (PPP):
$17,000 (2015 est.)
$20,100 (2014 est.)
$22,700 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
GDP — composition, by end use:
household consumption: 66.9%
government consumption: 33.6%
investment in fixed capital: 19.4%
investment in inventories: 0.1%
exports of goods and services: 17.5%
imports of goods and services: -37.5%
GDP — composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 2.5%
industry: 13%
services: 84.5% (2009 est.)
Agriculture — products:
coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products; fish
Industries:
tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
Labor force:
126,300 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
Labor force — by occupation:
agriculture: 13%
industry: 19%
services: 68% (2013 est.)
Unemployment rate:
21.8% (2012 est.)
11.7% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
Population below poverty line:
19.7% (2009 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Budget:
revenues: $1.891 billion
expenditures: $1.833 billion (2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
39.4% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
1.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
0% (2015 est.)
0.3% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
Stock of broad money:
$3.81 billion (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
Current account balance:
$207.7 million (2014 est.)
$158.8 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
Exports:
$129 million (2014 est.)
$169 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
Exports — commodities:
cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
Exports — partners:
Japan 22.2%, Hong Kong 21.7%, Kyrgyzstan 16.8%, France 13.3%, US 12.6% (2016)
Imports:
$1.527 billion (2014 est.)
$1.761 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
Imports — commodities:
fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
Imports — partners:
France 28.5%, South Korea 10.7%, US 9%, NZ 7.8%, China 7.2%, Singapore 5.9% (2016)
Debt — external:
$NA
Stock of direct foreign investment — at home:
$905 million (2015 est.)
$822.3 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
Stock of direct foreign investment — abroad:
$349.3 million (2015 est.)
$310.8 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
Exchange rates:
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar —
110.2 (2016 est.)
107.6 (2016 est.)
107.6 (2015 est.)
89.85 (2013 est.)
90.56 (2012 est.)
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