External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Maldives, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 234.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Maldives peaked at 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.89 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1978.
That places Maldives 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 56.89 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 79.91 DOD, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1980 | 156.3 DOD, current US$ per person | +95.6% |
| 1981 | 229.37 DOD, current US$ per person | +46.8% |
| 1982 | 373.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +62.7% |
| 1983 | 431.09 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 449.57 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 436.8 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 348.77 DOD, current US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 357.14 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 338.38 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 306.79 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 346.88 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 350.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 397.83 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 458.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 492.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 603.42 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 641.15 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 640 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 709.88 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 790.3 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 719.89 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 812.6 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 925.35 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 987.96 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1,127 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 1,182 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1,764 DOD, current US$ per person | +49.2% |
| 2007 | 2,379 DOD, current US$ per person | +34.9% |
| 2008 | 3,411 DOD, current US$ per person | +43.4% |
| 2009 | 3,970 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 2,532 DOD, current US$ per person | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 2,357 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2,428 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2,561 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 2,662 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2,345 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 2,566 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 3,198 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 4,906 DOD, current US$ per person | +53.4% |
| 2019 | 5,484 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 7,292 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 7,942 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 7,618 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 7,604 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,115 DOD, current US$ per person, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,597 DOD, current US$ per person, 5.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +95.6% | 79.91 DOD, current US$ per person | 156.3 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 56.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 79.91 DOD, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 342.75 DOD, current US$ per person | 156.3 DOD, current US$ per person | 449.57 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 543.12 DOD, current US$ per person | 346.88 DOD, current US$ per person | 790.3 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,728 DOD, current US$ per person | 719.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 3,970 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,104 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,345 DOD, current US$ per person | 5,484 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,869 DOD, current US$ per person | 7,292 DOD, current US$ per person | 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 2 Montenegro 14,019 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 3 Lebanon 11,607 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 4 Mongolia 10,786 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Dominica 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,015 DOD, current US$ per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Maldives?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Maldives was 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.89 DOD, current US$ per person in 1978.
- How does Maldives rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.