Maldives vs Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of

Maldives
34.82 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
20.97 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
Maldives rank
2nd
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) rank
1st

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of over time

  • Maldives
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 34.82 Percentage of GDP against 20.97 Percentage of GDP in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP), a difference of 13.85 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.7 times Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 2nd and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) ranks 1st of 169 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) Difference Ahead
2000s 34.4 Percentage of GDP 12.6 Percentage of GDP 21.8 Percentage of GDP Maldives
2010s 35.5 Percentage of GDP 16.43 Percentage of GDP 19.06 Percentage of GDP Maldives
2020s 29.21 Percentage of GDP 19.97 Percentage of GDP 9.23 Percentage of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of, Maldives or Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)?
Maldives, at 34.82 Percentage of GDP against 20.97 Percentage of GDP in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) as of 2022.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of between Maldives and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)?
13.85 Percentage of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Maldives and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of?
Maldives ranks 2nd and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) ranks 1st of 169 countries.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
244 places, 5,594 data points, 2000–2022
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.