The World Factbook

French Polynesia flag French Polynesia Change log

Revision history from the country JSON source.

Showing revisions since 2026-01-01.

2026-02-16 6c458c5c

Convert data/factbook.json from gitlink to regular directory

248 changed field(s): 0 changed, 247 added, 1 removed.

+247 -1 ~0

Initial recorded snapshot.

Structured diff

Showing first 120 changed field(s) on this revision.

Type Field Previous value Current value
- Removed $ {} β€”
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 28 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 78,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” French public overseas broadcaster RΓ©seau Outre-Mer provides 2 TV channels and 1 radio station; 1 government-owned TV station; a small number of privately owned radio stations (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .pf
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 73% (2017 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 24 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 66,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 119 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 334,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” coconuts, fruits, cassava, sugarcane, pineapples, eggs, tropical fruits, watermelons, tomatoes, pork (2023)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2014.text β€” $264.32 million (2014 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2015.text β€” $291.182 million (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2016.text β€” $411.963 million (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” small, territorial-island tourism-based economy; large French financing; lower EU import duties; Pacific Islands Forum member; fairly resilient from COVID-19; oil-dependent infrastructure
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 104.711 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 100.88 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 113.474 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 110.347 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 110.306 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” pearls, fish, aircraft parts, gas turbines, vanilla (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Japan 44%, USA 15%, France 12%, Netherlands 9%, China 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2019.text β€” $184 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2020.text β€” $94.4 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $162 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $6.563 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 23.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 30.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 70.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -45.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 21.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 2.2% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 10.6% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 75.9% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” cars, packaged medicine, refined petroleum, poultry, broadcasting equipment (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” France 26%, China 11%, USA 10%, NZ 7%, Malaysia 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2019.text β€” $2.24 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2020.text β€” $1.75 billion (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $1.66 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” -0.1% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 0.5% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 6.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 119,100 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $5.892 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $5.935 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $6.007 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” 2.1% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 4.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $20,700 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $22,800 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $23,300 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 9.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 10% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 9.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 11.9% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 11.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 11.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 41.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 33.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 36.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 1 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 66% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 27% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 669.5 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 345,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 42.663 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 7,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 1.01 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 1.01 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical, but moderate
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” sea-level rise; cyclones, storms, and tsunamis producing floods, landslides, erosion, and reef damage; droughts; fresh water scarcity
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 8.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 7.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 43.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 48.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 62.3% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 147,000 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 3,827 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls; 67 are inhabited)
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 340 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical, but moderate
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 2,525 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Mont Orohena 2,241 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Pacific Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 15 00 S, 140 00 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” includes five archipelagoes: four volcanic (Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) and one coral (Archipel des Tuamotu); the Tuamotu Archipelago forms the largest group of atolls in the world -- 78 …
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” 10 sq km (2012)
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 8.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 7.5% (2023 est.)
← Country profile Β· All countries