Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 259.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives peaked at 29.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -28.6%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 35th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.3% | — |
| 2001 | -6.4% | +376.1% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -172.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +139.5% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -67.9% |
| 2005 | -12.9% | -463.5% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -254.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -85.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +56.4% |
| 2009 | -11.2% | -343.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6% | -94.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -380.0% |
| 2012 | -4.1% | -342.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -115.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +162.5% |
| 2015 | -2.2% | -229.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -106.0% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | -1130.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -127.6% |
| 2019 | -0.8% | -316.2% |
| 2020 | -28.6% | +3477.5% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -201.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -85.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -28.2% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +23.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.0%, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 | -3477.5% | -0.8% | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | -12.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -4.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -28.6% | 29.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More economy & growth data for Maldives
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- 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 annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives was 3.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.6% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Maldives ranks 35th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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