Share of imports that come from China in Maldives
Maldives: Share of imports that come from China was 14.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Maldives, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Maldives stood at 14.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Maldives peaked at 16.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1994.
That places Maldives 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.2% | — |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -84.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +102.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -76.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +101.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +39.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -53.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +137.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +289.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -85.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +35.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +44.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +74.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +101.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +74.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +80.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +47.3% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +72.8% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +38.7% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | +10.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 14.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 14.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.4%, 72% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +289.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 2.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.9% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -39.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 29.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 23.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7869 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Maldives?
- Share of imports that come from china in Maldives was 14.7% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1994.
- How does Maldives rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Maldives ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.