Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Maldives, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture value added share of gdp in Maldives is 3.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 40.3% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Maldives peaked at 7.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
That places Maldives 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.2% | — |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +38.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +68.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -40.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 43% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 13.1%, 23% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +68.6% | 4.5% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -39.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 29.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 23.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7869 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Maldives?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Maldives was 3.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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