Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Maldives
Maldives: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 22.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Maldives, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Maldives is 22.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 187.4% on the previous year and up 4,433.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Maldives peaked at 22.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -25.9%, in 2024.
That places Maldives 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Maldives, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.9% | — |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +468.4% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -51.9% |
| 2000 | -0.8% | -123.8% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -1283.9% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +83.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -92.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -77.5% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +3923.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -85.8% |
| 2007 | -19.1% | -1201.7% |
| 2008 | -5.9% | -69.0% |
| 2009 | -2.3% | -60.5% |
| 2010 | -3.9% | +65.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -98.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | +269.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -3972.0% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | -105.0% |
| 2015 | -0.5% | +47.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -387.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +449.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -40.2% |
| 2019 | -8.1% | -263.6% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -181.2% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | -112.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -881.7% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -48.6% |
| 2024 | -25.9% | -914.4% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -187.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 7.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -19.1% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -8.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -25.9% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 3 San Marino 31.9% compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 25.9% compare
- 5 Aruba 25.0% compare
- 7 South Sudan 21.6% compare
- 8 Marshall Islands 21.5% compare
- 9 Bahamas 21.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 806.20 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Maldives?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Maldives was 22.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.9% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Maldives ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,433.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.