Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in Maldives
Maldives: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw was 1.46 kg per constant US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg per constant US$.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.46 kg per constant US$ for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in 2024.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Maldives peaked at 2.11 kg per constant US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6064 kg per constant US$, in 2003.
Maldives ranks 116th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg per constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6633 kg per constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.7079 kg per constant US$ | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6783 kg per constant US$ | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6064 kg per constant US$ | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7127 kg per constant US$ | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8498 kg per constant US$ | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8515 kg per constant US$ | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7526 kg per constant US$ | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 kg per constant US$ | +128.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7223 kg per constant US$ | -58.0% |
| 2010 | 0.708 kg per constant US$ | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6902 kg per constant US$ | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.811 kg per constant US$ | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6865 kg per constant US$ | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7227 kg per constant US$ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8455 kg per constant US$ | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 1.32 kg per constant US$ | +56.1% |
| 2017 | 1.36 kg per constant US$ | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.62 kg per constant US$ | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 1.45 kg per constant US$ | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 2.11 kg per constant US$ | +45.7% |
| 2021 | 1.62 kg per constant US$ | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 1.47 kg per constant US$ | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.46 kg per constant US$ | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.46 kg per constant US$ | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.46 kg per constant US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.51 kg per constant US$, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.46 kg per constant US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.02 kg per constant US$, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +128.8% | 0.7526 kg per constant US$ | 1.72 kg per constant US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8266 kg per constant US$ | 0.6064 kg per constant US$ | 1.72 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 kg per constant US$ | 0.6865 kg per constant US$ | 1.62 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 kg per constant US$ | 1.46 kg per constant US$ | 2.11 kg per constant US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 113 Cabo Verde 1.49 kg per constant US$ compare
- 114 Thailand 1.48 kg per constant US$ compare
- 115 Bangladesh 1.47 kg per constant US$ compare
- 117 El Salvador 1.44 kg per constant US$ compare
- 118 Samoa 1.43 kg per constant US$ compare
- 119 Haiti 1.43 kg per constant US$ compare
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 domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Maldives?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Maldives was 1.46 kg per constant US$ in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 kg per constant US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6064 kg per constant US$ in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Maldives ranks 116th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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