French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Thin-Data Briefing

French Polynesia is a French overseas collectivity, and the fact bundle on file is limited to basic economic and energy figures, with no governance, military, or capability data — consistent with its status as a territory rather than a sovereign state with its own defense and political-rights profile.

Economy

Gross domestic product was $6.32 billion in 2024, per World Bank WDI, with GDP per capita of $22,439.88 the same year, per World Bank WDI. Population was 281,807 in 2024, per World Bank WDI.

Energy

Primary energy consumption was 0.0157 exajoules in 2023, and electricity generation was 0.72 terawatt-hours in 2024, both per Our World in Data (Energy) — figures consistent with a small island economy. Oil and gas production are both recorded at zero terawatt-hours, but that figure is dated 2016 per Our World in Data (Energy), nearly a decade old, and should be treated as stale rather than as current confirmation, notwithstanding French Polynesia's lack of any known domestic hydrocarbon sector.

Data gaps

No governance indicators (V-Dem) are present. No government debt, reserves, military expenditure, active-personnel, or CINC figures are present. As a French collectivity, French Polynesia does not maintain an independent military and is not separately scored by V-Dem, which explains these absences, but it means this briefing can speak only to population and output, not to governance or security capacity.

Sources: World Bank WDI; Our World in Data (Energy).