Maldives vs OECD members: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Trade in services (% of GDP) over time
- Maldives
- OECD members
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.4% against 17.2% in OECD members, a difference of 82.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 5.8 times OECD members's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 13th of 200 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.7% | 6.5% | 61.2% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 127.6% | 6.9% | 120.7% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 73.6% | 7.8% | 65.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 10.2% | 55.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 13.7% | 78.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 15.6% | 75.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Maldives or OECD members?
- Maldives, at 99.4% against 17.2% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Maldives and OECD members?
- 82.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and OECD members?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and OECD members rank globally for trade in services?
- Maldives ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 13th 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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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.