Maldives vs World: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Maldives
0.2679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
World
0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
20th
World rank
17th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Maldives
  • World
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.2679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.1945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 3.6 times World's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 20th and World ranks 17th 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 0.3532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1980s 0.5053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.1816 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.1534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.2215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0632 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1735 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or World?
Maldives, at 0.2679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and World?
0.1945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Maldives and World rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 20th and World ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (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, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service imports (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.