Trade in Maldives
Maldives: Trade was 156.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trade in Maldives, 2014–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 156.5% for trade in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Maldives peaked at 166.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 114.4%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 18th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Trade in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 166.0% | — |
| 2015 | 143.7% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 144.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 141.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 142.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 137.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 114.4% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 142.6% | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 162.2% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 149.3% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 156.5% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 145.9% | 137.1% | 166.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 145.0% | 114.4% | 162.2% | 5 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6986 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 10,210 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 157,388 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6675 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Maldives?
- Trade in Maldives was 156.5% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 166.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 114.4% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for trade?
- Maldives ranks 18th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trade rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.