Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 11.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Maldives, 1973–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 in Maldives peaked at 16.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -6.0%, in 1982.
That places Maldives 17th out of 200 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.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 161,041 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,317 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3484 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Maldives?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Maldives was 11.4% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.0% in 1982.
- How does Maldives rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.