Economy

Maldives

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GDP per capita19702024
1373.45K6.76K10.1K13.4K19702024
Source: World Bank WDI
Private credit (% of GDP)20042020
23.131.740.449.157.720042020
Source: WB GFDD
IndicatorValue
GDP (nominal)7,060,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)13,800,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth3.49 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita13,400 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)1.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment4.51 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services5,520,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services5,530,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)3.84 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)9.2 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)72.1 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industriestourism, fish processing, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand miningCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural productsfruits, vegetables, nuts, other meats, papayas, bananas, tomatoes, maize, pulses, chillies/peppers (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commoditiesfish, aircraft, refined petroleum, scrap iron, natural gas (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partnersThailand 32%, India 21%, Singapore 9%, UK 7%, Germany 5% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partnersIndia 15%, UAE 15%, Oman 14%, China 12%, Singapore 8% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index29.3 indexWorld Bank WDI [2019]
GDP per capita (1913)No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodityNo authoritative open source found
Wealth share of top 10%0.58 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%0.234 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)1–29.3 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2019] 29.3 index
Top export partnersIndia (33.8%) / Thailand (18.2%) / United Kingdom (7.8%) / Germany (6.1%) / Singapore (5.9%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners
  • India (21.8%)
  • China (17.6%)
  • United Arab Emirates (12.6%)
  • Oman (6.5%)
  • Malaysia (4.8%)
CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products
  • Fruit Primary
  • Vegetables Primary
  • Other fruits, n.e.c.
  • Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.
  • Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell, n.e.c.
FAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)71.2 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)52.9 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership79.5 %WB Findex [2017]
Mobile-money accountNo authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bank19.7 %WB Findex [2017]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)No authoritative open source found

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage27/33
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
  • World Inequality Database
    world_inequality_database
    Edition: 2026
  • CEPII BACI
    cepii_baci_trade
    Edition: 2026
  • FAOSTAT
    faostat
    Edition: 2026
  • WB GFDD
    world_bank_gfdd
    Edition: 2022
  • WB Findex
    world_bank_global_findex
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Maldives's economy on Databook compiles 27 indicators from 7 open datasets including World Bank WDI, CIA World Factbook, World Inequality Database. Key figures include gdp (nominal) (7,060,000,000 US$), gdp (ppp) (13,800,000,000 US$). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.