Economy

New Caledonia

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GDP per capita19652024
1.71K11K20.3K29.6K38.8K19652024
Source: World Bank WDI
IndicatorValue
GDP (nominal)8,550,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)No authoritative open source found
GDP growth-13.5 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita29,200 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)0.578 %World Bank WDI [2016]
Unemployment11.2 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services1,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services2,450,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)1.79 %World Bank WDI [2019]
Industry (% GDP)22.3 %World Bank WDI [2019]
Services (% GDP)65.2 %World Bank WDI [2019]
Industriesnickel mining and smeltingCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural productscoconuts, vegetables, fruits, pork, beef, maize, eggs, bananas, yams, oranges (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commoditiesiron alloys, nickel, nickel ore, processed crustaceans, shellfish (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partnersChina 75%, Japan 9%, Taiwan 3%, India 3%, France 2% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partnersFrance 36%, Singapore 16%, Australia 15%, China 6%, NZ 3% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini indexNo authoritative open source found
GDP per capita (1913)No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodityferro-alloys (244,829 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%0.617 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%0.273 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)1 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024]
Top export partnersChina (52.3%) / Rep. of Korea (16.6%) / Japan (8.2%) / Taiwan (4.9%) / France (3.2%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partnersFrance (40.9%) / Singapore (18.7%) / Australia (11.3%) / China (5.3%) / New Zealand (4.2%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products
  • Hen eggs in shell, fresh
  • Coconuts, in shell
  • Fruit Primary
  • Vegetables Primary
  • Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.
FAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)No authoritative open source found
Private credit (% of GDP)No authoritative open source found
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownershipNo authoritative open source found
Mobile-money accountNo authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bankNo authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)No authoritative open source found

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage22/33
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    bgs_world_minerals
    Edition: 2023
  • World Inequality Database
    world_inequality_database
    Edition: 2026
  • CEPII BACI
    cepii_baci_trade
    Edition: 2026
  • FAOSTAT
    faostat
    Edition: 2026
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About this data

New Caledonia's economy on Databook compiles 22 indicators from 6 open datasets including World Bank WDI, CIA World Factbook, BGS World Mineral Statistics. Key figures include gdp (nominal) (8,550,000,000 US$), gdp growth (-13.5 %). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.