Inflation, GDP deflator in Maldives
Maldives: Inflation, GDP deflator was 3.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Maldives, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator in Maldives stood at 3.3%.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Maldives peaked at 50.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -12.2%, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 107th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Maldives, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.6% | — |
| 1972 | 5.3% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | +92.0% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | +77.6% |
| 1975 | -0.1% | -100.4% |
| 1976 | 31.7% | -43042.7% |
| 1977 | -12.2% | -138.5% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | -134.5% |
| 1979 | 19.3% | +357.1% |
| 1980 | -6.3% | -132.6% |
| 1981 | -5.6% | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | -185.3% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -57.7% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | +2316.5% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -97.3% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | +108.9% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +549.7% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | -74.8% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +29.4% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -57.3% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +707.9% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -37.6% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -90.8% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +506.6% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -11.9% |
| 1998 | -1.1% | -127.8% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -341.9% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +2404.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -99.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +525.4% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +224.1% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -33.0% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +40.8% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -73.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +269.3% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -44.0% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +80.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -94.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +425.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +58.9% |
| 2019 | -1.0% | -128.5% |
| 2020 | -3.4% | +249.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -184.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -37.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +43.5% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | -12.2% | 31.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | -6.3% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | -1.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 0.5% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | -1.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -3.4% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 104 Viet Nam 3.3% compare
- 105 Curaçao 3.3% compare
- 106 Netherlands 3.3% compare
- 108 Luxembourg 3.2% compare
- 109 Côte d'Ivoire 3.2% compare
- 110 Micronesia, Federated States of 3.2% 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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,499 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 13.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 201,625 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Maldives?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Maldives was 3.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.2% in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Maldives ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.