Arab World vs Maldives: Trade in services
Arab World
18.6%
in 2025
Maldives
98.0%
in 2024
Arab World rank
9th
Maldives rank
10th
Trade in services over time
- Arab World
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.0% against 18.6% in Arab World, a difference of 79.4%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 5.3 times Arab World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 67.7% | 51.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 127.6% | 110.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 74.6% | 57.0% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 66.4% | 48.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 91.9% | 75.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 89.1% | 71.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Arab World or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 98.0% against 18.6% in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Arab World and Maldives?
- 79.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Arab World and Maldives rank globally for trade in services?
- Arab World ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in 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
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus 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.