_*Economy #_Overview: Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. Tourism accounts for about 20% of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings.
_#_GDP: $1.2 billion, per capita $6,300; real growth rate NA% (1990 est.)
_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.3% (1989 est.)
_#_Unemployment rate: 8% (1986 est.)
_#_Budget: revenues $614 million; expenditures $957 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988)
_#_Exports: $75 million (f.o.b., 1988);
commodities—coconut products 79%, mother-of-pearl 14%, vanilla, shark meat;
partners—France 54%, US 17%, Japan 17%
_#_Imports: $806 million (c.i.f., 1988);
commodities—fuels, foodstuffs, equipment;