French Polynesia - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in French Polynesia was 31.06 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 52.74 in 2007, while its lowest value was 28.17 in 2005.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2002 31.01
2003 30.17
2004 29.99
2005 28.17
2006 37.74
2007 52.74
2008 44.87
2009 34.83
2010 41.47
2011 42.58
2012 43.02
2013 42.01
2014 41.34
2015 42.79
2016 31.06

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments