Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 23.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Maldives is 23.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 23.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.5% | — |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +21.3% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +60.0% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 13.6% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +36.7% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.9% | 3.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 8.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.1% | 23.6% | 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,462 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.0933 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,364 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 11.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 21,021 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Maldives was 23.6% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.