GDP growth in Maldives
Maldives: GDP growth was 6.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Maldives, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 6.3% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is up 80.6% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Maldives peaked at 37.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -32.9%, in 2020.
That places Maldives 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Maldives, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.2% | — |
| 1972 | 2.4% | -53.4% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -34.9% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +263.0% |
| 1975 | -8.0% | -239.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -107.5% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | +1779.2% |
| 1978 | 14.7% | +30.5% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | -27.4% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | +74.2% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | -36.7% |
| 1982 | -3.0% | -125.6% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -639.7% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +65.8% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | -42.8% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | -39.3% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.3% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | +81.8% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -91.5% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +362.4% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | +39.5% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +67.6% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -39.5% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -37.7% |
| 2001 | -3.9% | -202.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -284.3% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +89.2% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -56.9% |
| 2005 | -11.2% | -288.6% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -311.4% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -69.8% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +25.8% |
| 2009 | -8.3% | -192.9% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -181.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -73.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +191.9% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -50.8% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +64.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | -32.9% | -575.4% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | -214.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -63.1% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -64.2% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -29.3% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | +80.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | -8.0% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | -3.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 1.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | -11.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 2.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | -32.9% | 37.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 12.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 12,951 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 10.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 13,102 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 13.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Maldives?
- Gdp growth in Maldives was 6.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.9% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for gdp growth?
- Maldives ranks 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.