Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Maldives
Maldives: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.2893 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Maldives, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.2893 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 189.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Maldives peaked at 0.2893 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Maldives 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1001 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1104 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.135 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1688 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1896 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2105 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2243 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2438 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.272 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2893 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.2893 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 42.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.2893 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1319 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | 0.1001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1992 units per square kilometre | 0.1104 units per square kilometre | 0.2893 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 20 Sierra Leone 0.5145 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Guinea 0.4617 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Rwanda 0.3775 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Comoros 0.2753 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Chile 0.2671 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Mauritius 0.2519 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Maldives?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Maldives was 0.2893 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2893 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Maldives ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.1%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.