Maldives vs World: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Maldives
0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
World
0.2828 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
28th
World rank
28th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Maldives
  • World
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2828 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.7 times World's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 28th and World ranks 28th of 199 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives World Difference Ahead
1970s 1.21 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1980s 1.2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.6684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.7293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.7265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or World?
Maldives, at 0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2828 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and World?
0.475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Maldives and World rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 28th and World ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.