External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Maldives
Maldives: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 75.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Maldives is 75.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Maldives peaked at 107.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2015.
That places Maldives 24th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.2% | — |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +34.8% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -39.3% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 107.5% | +107.6% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 27.6% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 26.4% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 68.6% | 107.5% | 5 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 20.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1343 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,797 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7826 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 10,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Maldives?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Maldives was 75.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Maldives ranks 24th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. 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 External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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