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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
French Polynesia: Mobility & Trade
How connected is a country to the rest of the world?
French Polynesia is placed 122nd of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 39.02 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 4.6 (2024).
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122nd
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place French Polynesia on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
39.02
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 102nd of 177 by UNCTAD
French Polynesia: 39.02. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Polynesia
- 39.02 French Polynesia
4.6
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
French Polynesia: 4.6. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Polynesia
- 1.9 Tonga
No reading
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for French Polynesia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.13
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
French Polynesia: 0.13. Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Polynesia
- 3.43 Samoa
02Over time
Which way French Polynesia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
French PolynesiaWorld median
French Polynesia rose from 41.05 in 2006 to 47.75 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year French Polynesia World median 2026 47.747 56.21 2025 39.024 60.84 2024 40.261 55.22 2023 40.358 54.78 2022 39.850 51.49 2021 40.750 52.64 2020 40.263 47.86 2019 41.515 51.05 2018 35.582 52.03 2017 38.287 49.87 2016 38.956 48.09 2015 37.123 49.13 2014 28.780 48.08 2013 35.440 51.32 2012 38.323 47.44 2011 38.591 50.26 2010 37.116 50.51 2009 38.376 53.04 2008 44.975 51.68 2007 47.738 55.78 2006 41.049 52.25 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
French PolynesiaWorld median
French Polynesia fell from 0.67 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2024; the world median went from 0.43 to 0.975.
Every year’s figures
Year French Polynesia World median 2024 0.13 0.975000 2023 0.15 0.690000 2022 2.00 0.565000 2021 1.14 0.550000 2020 1.51 0.680000 2019 0.76 0.625000 2018 0.91 0.480000 2017 0.93 0.630000 2016 1.04 0.865000 2015 0.80 0.790000 2014 0.86 0.760000 2013 0.52 0.645000 2012 0.41 0.630000 2011 0.52 0.535000 2010 0.78 0.560000 2009 0.87 0.780000 2008 0.65 0.595000 2007 0.45 0.660000 2006 0.48 0.445000 2005 0.24 0.570000 2004 0.69 0.535000 2003 0.46 0.530000 2002 0.32 0.510000 2001 0.50 0.490000 2000 0.67 0.430000
03In context
French Polynesia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
French Polynesia and Polynesia
French Polynesia has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tonga | =55th | 28.14 | 1.9 | — | — |
 Samoa | 73rd | 29.43 | 3.8 | — | 3.43 |
| French Polynesia | 122nd | 39.02 | 4.6 | — | 0.13 |
 American Samoa | 151st | 26.33 | 6.8 | — | — |
 Cook Islands | not placed | 8.244 | — | — | — |
 Niue | not placed | 5.762 | — | — | — |
 Tuvalu | not placed | 4.195 | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Polynesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below French Polynesia in the topic’s list.
Ghana119th
Kyrgyzstan120th
Ecuador121st- French Polynesia122nd
Benin123rd
Venezuela124th
Djibouti125th
04Context, no vote
Where French Polynesia is ahead of the world, and behind
8 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
No better end8
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.5710.306Moved since 2015
French Polynesia: 0.571 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.08910.686.089No real change since 2015
French Polynesia: 10.68 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.5341.235Moved since 2014
French Polynesia: 0.534 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7329.51275.73Moved since 2016
French Polynesia: 29.51 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,32330,099223,323No real change since 2015
French Polynesia: 30,099 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-4.794-0.133Moved since 2013
French Polynesia: -4.794 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,4512,008444,451No real change since 2015
French Polynesia: 2,008 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2377.07103.23Moved since 2015
French Polynesia: 77.07 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
No current reading for French Polynesia
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Commodity Export Dependence, Container Port Traffic (last 2022), Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Services Exports (last 2010), Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Freedom of Foreign Movement, ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Logistics Performance Index, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, Services Exports (last 2024), Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2021) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among French Polynesia’s 3 topics
Mobility & Trade is French Polynesia’s 2nd best-placed topic of 3. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
No standing on Governance & Institutions, Economy & Innovation, Education & Knowledge, Health & Wellbeing, Development & Human Capital, Environment & Sustainability, Gender & Equality, Democracy & Civil Liberties, Peace & Security, Risk & Resilience, Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality, Digital & Technology: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders French Polynesia can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Oceania
Australia23rd4/4 keysHighest in Polynesia
Tonga=55th2/4 keysThis page
French Polynesia122nd3/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about French Polynesia and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Questions
French Polynesia on mobility & trade: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does French Polynesia rank on mobility & trade?
French Polynesia is placed 122nd of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Container Import Dwell Time and ICT Goods Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index figure for French Polynesia?
39.02 in 2025 (lSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 60.84.
What is the latest Container Import Dwell Time figure for French Polynesia?
4.6 in 2024 (median days a full import container waits in port), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 4.4.
How have French Polynesia’s mobility & trade figures changed?
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index rose from 41.05 in 2006 to 47.75 in 2026; ICT Goods Exports fell from 0.67 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2024.
Which mobility & trade statistics are missing for French Polynesia?
No current reading is published for French Polynesia on Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Commodity Export Dependence, Container Port Traffic, Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Freedom of Foreign Movement, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Logistics Performance Index, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, Services Exports, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and freedom of movement for people are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 8 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
French Polynesia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- French Polynesia (banner) — mcclave, CC BY 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). French Polynesia: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/french-polynesia/mobility