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Who does French Polynesia rely on?

The largest supplier of French Polynesia in 2024 is France, with 24.8% of what French Polynesia buys. Its share was 20.4% in 2019 and 52.3% in 1995. 103 of the 214 products French Polynesia buys for more than $1 million have a supplier selling more than 50% of what French Polynesia buys of that product; in 36, more than 75%. In those products, purchases from each one’s dominant supplier add up to 34% of what French Polynesia buys.

Summary

Largest supplier: France
24.8%
Concentration (HHI)
1,021
Products with a supplier above 50%
103
Products with a supplier above 75%
36

Concentration index (HHI): 1,021 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 10 suppliers of the same size

Trend

Trend in shares

France went from 52.3% to 24.8% of what French Polynesia buys

Share (%)

  • France 24.8%
  • China 11.8%
  • United States 9.5%
  • New Zealand 7.4%
  • Malaysia 5.2%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearLargest supplierShare
1995France52.3%
1996France41.8%
1997France37.5%
1998France44.7%
1999France37%
2000France35.3%
2001France36.2%
2002France44.5%
2003France41.2%
2004France34.1%
2005France35%
2006France30.6%
2007France29.6%
2008France29.4%
2009France27.7%
2010France27%
2011France25.9%
2012France25%
2013France24.5%
2014France25.9%
2015France25%
2016France28.7%
2017France28.4%
2018United States26.9%
2019United States22.3%
2020France25.9%
2021France25.4%
2022France20.8%
2023France25%
2024France24.8%

Its suppliers

  1. France$335 million · 24.8%
  2. China$159 million · 11.8%
  3. United States$127 million · 9.5%
  4. New Zealand$100 million · 7.4%
  5. Malaysia$71 million · 5.2%
  6. Netherlands$58 million · 4.3%
  7. South Korea$47 million · 3.5%
  8. Australia$46 million · 3.4%
  9. Italy$44 million · 3.3%
  10. Germany$41 million · 3%

Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.

Products with a dominant supplier

Of the 214 products French Polynesia buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.

ProductSupplierShareSecondValue
Refined petroleumMalaysia71.9%South Korea · 21.8%$85 million
Poultry meatUnited States65.4%Brazil · 9.8%$36 million
Cameras and broadcast equipmentChina72.4%Netherlands · 4.3%$32 million
Airplanes and helicoptersFrance100%over 75%—$24 million
Yachts and pleasure boatsFrance89.7%over 75%China · 3.4%$21 million
Pet and animal feedFrance51.5%Italy · 11.5%$18 million
Air conditionersNetherlands79.3%over 75%Thailand · 7.6%$16 million
Sawn woodNew Zealand55%Canada · 26.1%$16 million
Prepared meatFrance52.8%United States · 19.7%$15 million
CheeseFrance60.5%Australia · 20%$15 million
ComputersChina68.3%France · 11.8%$13 million
Fresh milk and creamFrance51.4%New Zealand · 38.2%$11 million
MotorcyclesChina61.8%Italy · 8.6%$11 million
Coated flat steelNew Zealand92.1%over 75%China · 7.3%$11 million
Natural gas and LPGAustralia84.6%over 75%Malaysia · 14.8%$11 million
Wheat flourNetherlands55.4%France · 24.3%$11 million
CranesGermany59.8%France · 27%$10 million
Frozen vegetablesBelgium72.7%New Zealand · 14.6%$10 million
Cured and smoked meatUnited States90.5%over 75%Spain · 5%$10 million
Sauces and condimentsUnited States55%China · 22.7%$10 million
Motor and generator partsNetherlands93.1%over 75%United States · 5.5%$10 million
Turbojets and gas turbinesSingapore56.3%Canada · 21.5%$9 million
Steel structuresFrance64.4%Morocco · 8.7%$9 million
RiceVietnam68.8%Thailand · 26.6%$8 million
New tiresChina65.4%South Korea · 7.8%$8 million

and 78 more

A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.

Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.

Countries that sell more than 50% of some product; the darker, the higher the value of those products.

Selling: who it relies on

Largest customer: Hong Kong
20.5%
Concentration (HHI)
1,524

Concentration index (HHI): 1,524 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 7 customers of the same size

Trend in shares

Japan went from 69.7% to 18.6% of what French Polynesia sells

Share (%)

  • Hong Kong 20.5%
  • United States 19.7%
  • Japan 18.6%
  • Netherlands 15.8%
  • France 10.3%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearLargest customerShare
1995Japan69.7%
1996Japan43.5%
1997Japan36.2%
1998Japan37.5%
1999Japan41.9%
2000Japan37.9%
2001Japan28.1%
2002Japan33.9%
2003Japan32.3%
2004Japan29.8%
2005Japan29.9%
2006Japan25.2%
2007Japan40.1%
2008Hong Kong28.9%
2009Japan33.6%
2010Japan36%
2011Japan27.7%
2012Japan35.2%
2013Japan36.9%
2014Japan32.1%
2015Japan35.6%
2016Japan22.6%
2017Japan30.9%
2018Japan31.2%
2019Japan27.5%
2020France20%
2021United States29.1%
2022United States19.5%
2023Japan44.6%
2024Hong Kong20.5%

18 of the 20 products French Polynesia sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what French Polynesia sells of that product; in 11, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 31.6% of what French Polynesia sells.

ProductCustomerShareSecondValue
Fresh fishUnited States99.4%over 75%New Zealand · 0.46%$17 million
Air conditionersNetherlands100%over 75%France · 0.02%$11 million
Turbojets and gas turbinesNetherlands66%Singapore · 29.6%$6 million
VanillaFrance77.2%over 75%United States · 6%$6 million
Aircraft partsNetherlands50.8%United States · 26.6%$5 million
Motor and generator partsNetherlands100%over 75%—$4 million
Coconut and palm kernel oilFrance99.9%over 75%Switzerland · 0.09%$4 million
Navigation instrumentsNetherlands92.4%over 75%Singapore · 3.7%$3 million
Natural polymersUnited States52.5%Canada · 30.8%$2 million
Makeup and skin careFrance60.3%Singapore · 23.7%$2 million
Fish filletsUnited States66.8%France · 25.1%$2 million
JewelrySaudi Arabia75.1%over 75%Wallis and Futuna · 11.8%$2 million
WheatCabo Verde100%over 75%—$1 million
AntiquesUnited States99%over 75%Germany · 0.5%$1 million
Fruit and vegetable juicesChina60.7%France · 21.6%$1 million

and 3 more

Concentration compared

The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).

RankCountryHHI
133Brazil1,023
134Togo1,021
135French Polynesia1,021
136Burundi1,014
137Malta1,007
138Australia1,003

Sources and method

Sources and licenses

Methodology

The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.

Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.

The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.

Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.

The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.

Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.