Expense in Maldives
Maldives: Expense was 29.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expense in Maldives, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, expense in Maldives stood at 29.5%.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Maldives peaked at 35.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 60th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Expense in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6% | — |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +14.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 16.6% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 17.4% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 20.4% | 26.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 29.5% | 35.3% | 2 |
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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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,499 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 13.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 201,625 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Maldives?
- Expense in Maldives was 29.5% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for expense?
- Maldives ranks 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.