Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Maldives
Maldives: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, 2014–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0.4897 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2519 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 32nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2015 | 0.3191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3022 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3908 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 29 Mongolia 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Lesotho 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Vietnam 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Qatar 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Indonesia 0.3062 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Jordan 0.3027 current US$ per US$ of GDP
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 gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4897 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2519 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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