Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 8th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +305.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1984 | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1987 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0564 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0963 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 10.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 35.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +305.0% | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 5 Kuwait 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Lebanon 0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Oman 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Cayman Islands 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Mauritius 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.