Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Maldives
Maldives: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Maldives peaked at 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.94 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Maldives, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.94 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 10.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 10.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 10.88 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 11.5 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 10.59 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 11.85 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 13.59 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 15.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 17.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 19.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 19.33 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 22.47 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 28.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 32.23 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 35.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 38.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 41.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 45.58 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 52.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 57.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 60.62 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 64.35 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 68.62 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 73.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 79.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 85.92 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 92.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 98.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 101.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 97.81 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 104.92 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 119.35 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 126.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 112.12 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 138.59 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 148.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 161.79 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 148.59 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 158.75 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 172.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 176.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 188.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 203.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 211.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 225.42 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 241.32 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 262.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 281.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 188.78 million SLC per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 259.59 million SLC per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 295.48 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.02 million SLC per square kilometre, 62.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 131.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 | -32.9% | 281.38 million SLC per square kilometre | 188.78 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +37.5% | 188.78 million SLC per square kilometre | 259.59 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +27.0% | 22.47 million SLC per square kilometre | 28.52 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.52 million SLC per square kilometre | 9.94 million SLC per square kilometre | 15.04 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.12 million SLC per square kilometre | 17.83 million SLC per square kilometre | 45.58 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.27 million SLC per square kilometre | 52.99 million SLC per square kilometre | 98.06 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.98 million SLC per square kilometre | 97.81 million SLC per square kilometre | 161.79 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 212.16 million SLC per square kilometre | 158.75 million SLC per square kilometre | 281.38 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.84 million SLC per square kilometre | 188.78 million SLC per square kilometre | 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 17 Rwanda 408.92 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 18 Somalia 342.64 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 19 Comoros 333.77 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 21 Armenia 262.27 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 22 Mauritius 250.51 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 23 Chile 246.32 million SLC 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 806.20 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Maldives?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Maldives was 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 311.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.94 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Maldives ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.