Revenue, excluding grants in Maldives
Maldives: Revenue, excluding grants was 24.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Maldives, 1979–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Maldives is 24.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Maldives peaked at 30.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1979.
That places Maldives 82nd out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.5% | — |
| 1980 | 14.2% | +155.9% |
| 1981 | 21.1% | +49.0% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | +26.6% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 16.6% | -37.6% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 29.7% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 14.2% | 26.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 21.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 17.7% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 19.1% | 27.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 79 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.4% compare
- 80 Barbados 25.2% compare
- 81 Eswatini 25.1% compare
- 83 Mauritius 24.7% compare
- 84 Mozambique 24.5% compare
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 24.3% 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,630 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 13,385 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 205,991 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Maldives?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Maldives was 24.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1979.
- How does Maldives rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Maldives ranks 82nd out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.