Annual growth of GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Annual growth of GDP per capita was 5.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per capita in Maldives, 1971–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 5.9% for annual growth of gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 89.0% on the previous year and up 1,637.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 33.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -34.8%, in 2020.
That places Maldives 18th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.0% | — |
| 1972 | -0.7% | -131.8% |
| 1973 | -1.4% | +118.1% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -287.6% |
| 1975 | -10.7% | -500.5% |
| 1976 | -2.4% | -77.7% |
| 1977 | 8.0% | -437.4% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | +44.3% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | -32.9% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +97.7% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | -43.5% |
| 1982 | -5.7% | -165.6% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | -331.3% |
| 1984 | 23.5% | +78.5% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | -49.7% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | -52.5% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | +125.9% |
| 1991 | -1.6% | -112.3% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -323.2% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +84.1% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +100.4% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -47.1% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -50.9% |
| 2001 | -5.5% | -357.5% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -199.1% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +116.6% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -64.7% |
| 2005 | -12.6% | -401.1% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -263.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -82.5% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +43.1% |
| 2009 | -11.5% | -322.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -126.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +65.3% |
| 2012 | -1.1% | -121.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -414.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -92.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +702.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +44.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -28.1% |
| 2020 | -34.8% | -1037.5% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -196.9% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -64.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -62.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -31.2% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | +89.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 5.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 5.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1037.5% | 3.7% | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | -10.7% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | -5.7% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | -1.6% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -12.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -1.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -34.8% | 33.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 15 Tajikistan 6.4% compare
- 16 Aruba 6.2% compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 6.1% compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 5.9% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 5.8% compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 5.7% 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 annual growth of gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Annual growth of gdp per capita in Maldives was 5.9% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.8% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for annual growth of gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 18th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,637.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is adjusted for inflation.