How does Maldives rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Maldives ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives

Name: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Maldives: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

25th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1983

All-time low

0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2006

Years of data

1979–2024

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1979–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives is 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2006.

That places Maldives 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1979 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1979	0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1980	0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.1%
1981	0.0782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
1982	0.119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.2%
1983	0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.8%
1984	0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.1%
1985	0.1061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1986	0.1402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.1%
1987	0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1988	0.0694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-42.1%
1989	0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.0%
1990	0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1991	0.0762 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1992	0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1993	0.0683 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1994	0.0674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1995	0.0614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1996	0.0618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1997	0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1998	0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1999	0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2000	0.0646 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2001	0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
2002	0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
2003	0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2004	0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2005	0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2006	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2007	0.1645 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+360.0%
2008	0.1337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2009	0.1186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2010	0.1218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2011	0.1075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2012	0.0957 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2013	0.1117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2014	0.0976 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2015	0.0829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
2016	0.083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2017	0.0809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2018	0.0947 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
2019	0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2020	0.0864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
2021	0.1043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.7%
2022	0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
2023	0.1226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2024	0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%

Maldives compared with similar countries

Maldives's 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Maldives's 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary income payments (BoP, 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
2007	+360.0%	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1645 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1
1980s	0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1645 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Maldives

22 Mongolia 0.1357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Mozambique 0.1282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Aruba 0.1227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Andorra 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 Congo 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Qatar 0.1127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Maldives

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives?: Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
How does Maldives rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, 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.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.