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New Caledonia

NC · NCL · #207 · 6 cities

Nomad score 44/100 Compare

Key indicators

GDP (2024)
$8.5B
GDP growth (2024)
-13.5% ↓
Inflation (2016)
0.6% ↑
Unemployment (2025)
11.2% ↑
Population (2025)
295.3K
Population growth (2025)
0.9% ↓
Current account (2016)
-7.5% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$725.8M
Life expectancy (2024)
78.9 yrs
Internet users (2017)
82.0%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
91.7/100
Trade openness (2024)
40.4% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
105.86/USD
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

GDP per capita data not available.

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Current account (2016)
-7.5% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$725.8M

Business environment

Services sector (2019)
65.2% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ICT service exports (2016)
3.3%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2025 - - - - 11.2% 295.3K - - - - - - - 105.86
2024 $8.5B - -13.5% - 11.0% 292.6K - - - $725.8M 78.9 - - 110.31
2023 $9.8B - 2.8% - 10.9% 289.9K - - - $687.2M 78.8 - - 110.35
2022 $9.6B - 3.5% - 10.7% 287.1K - - - $696.3M 77.7 - - 113.47
2021 $10.1B - -2.1% - 11.6% 285.2K - - - $793.7M 77.1 - - 100.88
2020 $9.5B - -2.4% - 13.6% 284.2K - - - $571.7M 77.1 - - 104.71
2019 $9.5B - -1.4% - 10.9% 283.6K - - - $723.5M 77.3 - - 106.59
2018 $9.9B - 0.4% - 11.7% 283.5K - - - $342.8M 77.6 - - 101.05
2017 $9.2B - - - 11.7% 283.5K - - - $486.4M 77.5 - 82.0% 105.63
2016 $8.7B - - 0.6% 12.7% 283.4K - - -7.5% $809.8M 77.4 - - 107.81
2015 $8.7B - - 0.6% 13.6% 283.2K - - -12.8% $1.2B 77.2 - 74.0% 107.55
2014 $10.6B - - 0.2% 14.6% 281.2K - - -12.2% $1.8B 77.1 - 70.0% 89.82
2013 $10.2B - - 1.3% 14.4% 276.8K - - -17.8% $2.2B 76.9 - 66.0% 89.85
2012 $9.7B - - 1.8% 14.1% 271.6K - - -20.0% $2.7B 76.6 - 58.0% 92.88
2011 $10.4B - - 2.4% 14.0% 266.5K - - -13.4% $1.8B 76.3 - 50.0% 85.73
2010 $9.4B - - - 14.0% 261.6K - - -14.5% $1.4B 76.0 - 42.0% 90.01
2009 $8.7B - - - 14.0% 257.3K - - -9.5% $1.2B 75.7 - 34.0% 85.56
2008 $9.1B - - - 14.4% 253.8K - - -15.7% $1.7B 75.4 - 34.5% 81.14
2007 $8.8B - - - 14.8% 250.7K - - -3.3% $417.5M 75.2 - 35.1% 87.07
2006 $7.0B - - - 15.3% 247.5K - - -5.9% $749.1M 75.0 - 33.5% 95.04
2005 $6.2B - - - 15.8% 244.4K - - -1.8% -$6.7M 74.9 - 32.4% 95.92
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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