Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Maldives
1,180 current US$ per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1,587 current US$ per person
in 2025
Maldives rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
16th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time
- Maldives
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,587 current US$ per person against 1,180 current US$ per person in Maldives, a difference of 407 current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Maldives ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.94 current US$ per person | 695.3 current US$ per person | 681.36 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 96.49 current US$ per person | 1,145 current US$ per person | 1,048 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 317.56 current US$ per person | 839.78 current US$ per person | 522.21 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 827.82 current US$ per person | 1,181 current US$ per person | 353.24 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1,027 current US$ per person | 1,222 current US$ per person | 194.46 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Maldives or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1,587 current US$ per person against 1,180 current US$ per person in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 407 current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Saudi Arabia rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.