Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Maldives, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Maldives peaked at 1,970 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -16.52 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1982.
Maldives ranks 23rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.5037 BoP, current US$ per person | -134.0% |
| 1975 | 13.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +2632.1% |
| 1976 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.1% |
| 1977 | 7.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +547.3% |
| 1978 | 6.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1979 | 4.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 1980 | -0.7887 BoP, current US$ per person | -115.8% |
| 1981 | -0.177 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.6% |
| 1982 | -16.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +9235.6% |
| 1983 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -108.1% |
| 1984 | -0.7601 BoP, current US$ per person | -156.7% |
| 1985 | 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -937.1% |
| 1986 | 27.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +330.9% |
| 1987 | 25.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 5.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.2% |
| 1989 | 20.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +255.1% |
| 1990 | 24.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 1991 | 28.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 27.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 28.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 34.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 28.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 35.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 42.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 42.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 44.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 79.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.1% |
| 2001 | 71.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 84.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 107.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 175.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.9% |
| 2005 | 172.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 203.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 408.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.7% |
| 2008 | 539.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 453.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 599.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 1,133 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.9% |
| 2012 | 589.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.0% |
| 2013 | 901.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.0% |
| 2014 | 806 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 695.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 1,030 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.0% |
| 2017 | 998.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1,217 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 1,970 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.9% |
| 2020 | 877.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.5% |
| 2021 | 1,245 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.9% |
| 2022 | 1,396 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 1,458 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person, 7.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 18.61 BoP, current US$ per person, 82.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -9235.6% | -0.177 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.52 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +2632.1% | 0.5037 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.76 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1985 | +937.1% | -0.7601 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1977 | +547.3% | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.9 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1986 | +330.9% | 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.42 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 229.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 71.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 539.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 994.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 589.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,970 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,301 BoP, current US$ per person | 877.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 20 Sweden 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Bahrain 1,701 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 Canada 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Grenada 1,455 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Australia 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Portugal 1,261 BoP, 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Maldives?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Maldives was 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,970 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 1982.
- How does Maldives rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.5%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.