Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -29.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
-29.5%
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
99th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-17.4%
in 2003
All-time low
-35.3%
in 2020
Years of data
20
2000–2021
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Maldives stood at -29.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Maldives peaked at -17.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -35.3%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 99th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -25.5% | — |
| 2001 | -18.5% | -27.5% |
| 2002 | -18.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | -17.4% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | -17.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | -31.2% | +75.6% |
| 2006 | -27.8% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | -27.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | -25.7% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | -29.2% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | -25.4% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | -22.4% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | -24.7% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | -26.5% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | -24.2% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | -20.4% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | -22.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | -25.4% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | -35.3% | +39.1% |
| 2021 | -29.5% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -23.9% | -31.2% | -17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -23.9% | -26.5% | -20.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | -32.4% | -35.3% | -29.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 96 Solomon Islands -28.9% compare
- 97 Costa Rica -28.9% compare
- 98 Mauritius -29.1% compare
- 100 Russian Federation -29.6% compare
- 100 Russian Federation -29.6% compare
- 102 Egypt -30.2% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1272 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,859 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1746 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,337 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Maldives?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Maldives was -29.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was -17.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.3% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 99th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).