Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Maldives
Maldives: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 46.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Maldives, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Maldives stood at 46.7%.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Maldives peaked at 137.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2009.
That places Maldives 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 78.2% | — |
| 1982 | 137.9% | +76.3% |
| 1983 | 112.8% | -18.2% |
| 1984 | 63.5% | -43.7% |
| 1985 | 53.0% | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 51.4% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 67.1% | +30.5% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 71.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 65.7% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 58.6% | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 61.1% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 89.3% | +46.1% |
| 1996 | 66.2% | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 68.3% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 62.1% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | -9.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 46.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 46.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.9%, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +76.3% | 78.2% | 137.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.4% | 51.4% | 137.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 58.6% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 41.2% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 42.3% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 46.7% | 56.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -39.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Maldives?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Maldives was 46.7% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 137.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).