Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 68.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Maldives, 2011–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Maldives is 68.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Maldives peaked at 76.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 70.9% | — |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +77.0% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.0% | 55.4% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 37.9% | 73.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Macau, China 71.0% compare
- 2 Aruba 70.1% compare
- 4 Andorra 66.5% compare
- 5 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 62.2% compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 53.2% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 161,041 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,317 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3484 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Maldives?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Maldives was 68.0% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.