Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 11.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 214 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2019
All-time low
2.4%
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Maldives stood at 11.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Maldives peaked at 16.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2001.
Maldives ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -33.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +74.9% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +82.5% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -48.3% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +38.6% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +43.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +57.6% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -1.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 11.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 4.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 11.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5%, 22.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 14 Oman 11.6% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 11.6% compare
- 15 East Timor 11.6% compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 11.1% compare
- 19 Seychelles 10.4% compare
- 20 Liberia 9.9% 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Maldives?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Maldives was 11.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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