Maldives vs World: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Maldives
- World
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 78.3% against 28.5% in World, a difference of 49.8%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.7 times World's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 24th and World ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.5% | 27.6% | 45.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 27.9% | 45.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Maldives or World?
- Maldives, at 78.3% against 28.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Maldives and World?
- 49.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and World rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Maldives ranks 24th and World ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.