Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Maldives
Maldives: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 26.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Maldives, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Maldives is 26.25 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Maldives peaked at 26.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4 Percentage of GDP, in 2010.
That places Maldives 51st out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.35 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 12.38 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.65 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 12.17 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4 Percentage of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 9.4 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.58 Percentage of GDP | +33.9% |
| 2012 | 15.83 Percentage of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 17.81 Percentage of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 19.36 Percentage of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 19.64 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.98 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.69 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 20.15 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 20.05 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.35 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.78 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 22.35 Percentage of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 25.49 Percentage of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 26.25 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.79 Percentage of GDP | 9.4 Percentage of GDP | 12.65 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.55 Percentage of GDP | 9.4 Percentage of GDP | 20.69 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.84 Percentage of GDP | 19.78 Percentage of GDP | 26.25 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 48 Switzerland 27.17 Percentage of GDP compare
- 49 Romania 26.73 Percentage of GDP compare
- 50 South Africa 26.52 Percentage of GDP compare
- 52 United States 25.62 Percentage of GDP compare
- 53 Georgia 25.01 Percentage of GDP compare
- 54 Costa Rica 24.84 Percentage of GDP 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 154,247 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8378 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 12,244 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 8.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 188,752 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Maldives?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Maldives was 26.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 26.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 Percentage of GDP in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Maldives ranks 51st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.