Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 11.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Maldives, 1973–2024
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 11.4% for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in 2024.
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 share of gdp in Maldives peaked at 16.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -6.0%, in 1982.
Maldives ranks 17th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -0.6% | — |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -127.6% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +4386.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -90.0% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | +616.1% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -30.8% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -47.8% |
| 1980 | -0.3% | -114.7% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -78.1% |
| 1982 | -6.0% | +8872.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -106.9% |
| 1984 | -0.1% | -130.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -844.1% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +300.1% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -80.3% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +226.0% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +70.9% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | -0.6% | 8.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -6.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 12.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,972 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 96.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 96.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 31.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.7077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 10,343 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Maldives?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Maldives was 11.4% in 2024, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.0% in 1982.
- How does Maldives rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share 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 volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.