Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 49.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Maldives, 1981–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Maldives stood at 49.4%.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% 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 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP 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 | 49.4% | -6.4% |
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 | 51.5% | 49.0% | 56.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Maldives?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Maldives was 49.4% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); 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).