Melanesia vs Polynesia: Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries
Melanesia
1,421 million current US$
in 2024
Polynesia
613.63 million current US$
in 2024
Melanesia rank
3rd
Polynesia rank
4th
Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 1,421 million current US$ against 613.63 million current US$ in Polynesia, a difference of 807.37 million current US$.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 2.3 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 3rd and Polynesia ranks 4th of 4 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 759.19 million current US$ | 189.1 million current US$ | 570.09 million current US$ | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 1,727 million current US$ | 396.75 million current US$ | 1,330 million current US$ | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 1,600 million current US$ | 513.32 million current US$ | 1,087 million current US$ | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries, Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Melanesia, at 1,421 million current US$ against 613.63 million current US$ in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 807.37 million current US$, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Polynesia rank globally for total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd and Polynesia ranks 4th of 4 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.