Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Trade in services

Maldives
98.0%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
17.9%
in 2025
Maldives rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
10th

Trade in services over time

  • Maldives
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 98.0% against 17.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 80.1%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 5.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 67.7% 15.5% 52.3% Maldives
1980s 127.6% 13.1% 114.5% Maldives
1990s 73.6% 14.6% 59.0% Maldives
2000s 74.2% 17.0% 57.1% Maldives
2010s 91.9% 16.4% 75.5% Maldives
2020s 89.1% 18.2% 70.9% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade in services, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Maldives, at 98.0% against 17.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in trade in services between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
80.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for trade in services?
Maldives ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 200 countries.
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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Indicator
Trade in services (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.