Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 2.33 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2.33 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 3.07 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0611 million USD per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Maldives 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0688 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0756 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.07 million USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0687 million USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.084 million USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0611 million USD per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0752 million USD per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0884 million USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0902 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0938 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1665 million USD per square kilometre | +77.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1471 million USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1844 million USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2345 million USD per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3546 million USD per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4593 million USD per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5452 million USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6848 million USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8401 million USD per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6513 million USD per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.864 million USD per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 1.71 million USD per square kilometre | +98.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9069 million USD per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million USD per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million USD per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9933 million USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million USD per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million USD per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 3.07 million USD per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million USD per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2021 | 2.07 million USD per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 2022 | 2.29 million USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 2.33 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.33 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 272.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.33 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre, 229.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0776 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0611 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0938 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4268 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1471 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8401 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million USD per square kilometre | 0.864 million USD per square kilometre | 3.07 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million USD per square kilometre | 1.46 million USD per square kilometre | 2.33 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 4 Malta 53.76 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 7.28 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bermuda 2.55 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.8227 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 9 Belgium 0.6249 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 0.622 million USD per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Maldives was 2.33 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0611 million USD per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.