Central government debt, total in Maldives

Maldives: Central government debt, total was 57.3% in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)
57.3%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
37th
of 83 countries
All-time high
57.3%
in 2011
All-time low
27.3%
in 2004
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Central government debt, total in Maldives, 1990–2011

02040601990200020111990: 30.8 % of GDP1991: 35.6 % of GDP1992: 41.6 % of GDP1993: 45.6 % of GDP1994: 44.2 % of GDP1995: 47.4 % of GDP1996: 43 % of GDP1997: 39.7 % of GDP1998: 41 % of GDP1999: 40.1 % of GDP2000: 40.9 % of GDP2001: 31.2 % of GDP2002: 33.6 % of GDP2003: 30.4 % of GDP2004: 27.3 % of GDP2005: 33.9 % of GDP2006: 29.5 % of GDP2007: 29.2 % of GDP2008: 30.3 % of GDP2009: 46.2 % of GDP2010: 54.9 % of GDP2011: 57.3 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for central government debt, total in Maldives is 57.3%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Maldives peaked at 57.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2004.

Maldives ranks 37th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Central government debt, total in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in Maldives, 1990 to 2011.
Year % of GDP Change
1990 30.8%
1991 35.6% +15.6%
1992 41.6% +17.0%
1993 45.6% +9.5%
1994 44.2% -2.9%
1995 47.4% +7.1%
1996 43.0% -9.1%
1997 39.7% -7.8%
1998 41.0% +3.3%
1999 40.1% -2.1%
2000 40.9% +1.8%
2001 31.2% -23.6%
2002 33.6% +7.6%
2003 30.4% -9.6%
2004 27.3% -10.1%
2005 33.9% +24.4%
2006 29.5% -12.9%
2007 29.2% -1.2%
2008 30.3% +4.0%
2009 46.2% +52.2%
2010 54.9% +18.8%
2011 57.3% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.9% 30.8% 47.4% 10
2000s 33.3% 27.3% 46.2% 10
2010s 56.1% 54.9% 57.3% 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 34 Finland 58.3% compare
  2. 35 Australia 57.9% compare
  3. 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 57.7% compare
  4. 38 Mauritius 57.1% compare
  5. 39 Pakistan 55.0% compare
  6. 40 Uganda 54.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is central government debt, total in Maldives?
Central government debt, total in Maldives was 57.3% in 2011, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2004.
How does Maldives rank for central government debt, total?
Maldives ranks 37th out of 83 countries with data for 2011.
Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,726 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. 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.