Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Maldives
Maldives: Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing was 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Maldives, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Maldives is 0.0088 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 179.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Maldives peaked at 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Maldives 6th out of 170 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 fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +61.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +141.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 2018 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0088 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 63.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0088 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0006 units per square kilometre, 14.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +141.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 3 Hong Kong 0.0566 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bahrain 0.0247 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 0.0112 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Korea 0.0054 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Netherlands 0.0051 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Belgium 0.0042 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 fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Maldives?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Maldives was 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Maldives rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Maldives ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.0%. 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, 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.