Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 19.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 19.5% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Maldives peaked at 20.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2010.
That places Maldives 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +36.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -3.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 19.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.2%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 19.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.1%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue as a proportion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +60.0% | 12.1% | 19.3% |
| 2011 | +36.5% | 8.8% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.1% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 8.8% | 20.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.5% | 20.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Maldives?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Maldives was 19.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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