Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 49.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Maldives stood at 49.1%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 49.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2007.
Maldives ranks 152nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.8% | — |
| 1971 | 25.1% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 24.3% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 24.7% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 26.9% | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 22.7% | -16.5% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 28.2% | +27.9% |
| 1979 | 34.8% | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 31.5% | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 36.1% | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 25.8% | -28.6% |
| 1983 | 32.8% | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 30.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 29.3% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 26.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 27.6% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +23.7% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.2% | 22.0% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 25.8% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 27.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 19.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.3% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 36.9% | 49.1% | 4 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1272 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,859 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1746 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,337 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Maldives was 49.1% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.