Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Maldives
Maldives: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0368 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Maldives, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0368 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Maldives peaked at 0.0368 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Maldives 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0368 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per square kilometre, 36.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0368 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0038 units per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +27.0% | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +26.1% | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.0181 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 3 Hong Kong 0.3539 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bahrain 0.0977 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 0.0541 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 San Marino 0.0338 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Netherlands 0.0292 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Luxembourg 0.0274 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Maldives?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Maldives was 0.0368 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0368 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Maldives ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.