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Indicators of economy on the Maldives

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product, the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12,183 USD per capita. GDP on the Maldives, on the other hand, reached USD 10,366 per capita, or 5.41 billion USD for the whole country. The Maldives is currently at number 163 among the international economies and is therefore one of the less significant. If this is calculated per inhabitant, taking purchasing power parity into account, then the Maldives rank 73rd in the list of the richest countries.

Inflation on the Maldives in 2022 was around 2.33%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 9.22 percent. In the United States, it was most recently 8.00%.

The index for perceived corruption in the public sector is 40, which is below average by global standards.


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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The consequences of the COVID pandemic were drastic on the Maldives. Overall, gross domestic product in 2020 fell from 5.61 billion US dollars to 3.75 billion US dollars. With such a substantial drop of 33.21 percent, the economy on the Maldives is struggling far more than other countries. The tourism sector alone slumped by around 56 percent. The unemployment rate rose from 4.6 to 5.3 percent. The inflation rate fell from 0.2 percent previously to -1.4 percent by the end of 2020.

In 2021, there was already a recovery and the gross domestic product increased to 5.41 billion US dollars (=96.4% of 2019).

Income and purchasing power

The average monthly income on the Maldives is 800 US Dollar per capita. In the USA, the figure is 5,911 US Dollar. However, the prices of consumer goods are also around 45.9 percent lower than in the USA. If you compare income and price levels, the result is a more expensive life on the Maldives than in the United States. The bottom line is that the costs do not offset the lower income, and you get about 75.0 percent less.

However, it is also important to remember that this is a purely statistical model. Both the labor output and the type and quality of the goods received always correspond to the national average on both sides of the equation - so they do not necessarily have to match. Here you can also find an international comparison of cost of living and purchasing power.

Unemployment rates in percentages 1991 - 2022

Economic performance 2021

 Maldives
Total		Maldives
per capita		EU
Total		EU
per capita
GDP5.41 bn USD10,366.29 USD17.177 tn USD33,384.92 USD
Gross national product5.01 bn USD9,601.00 USD16.895 tn USD32,835.37 USD


Development of gross domestic product in millions of USD 1980 - 2021


› Debt budget development
› Development of inflation
› Corruption on the Maldives
› Cost of living in a global comparison


Imports and Exports 2021

 Maldives
Total		Maldives
per capita		EU
Total		EU
per capita
Imports3.50 bn USD6,714.44 USD8.916 tn USD17,329.02 USD
Exports3.95 bn USD7,575.85 USD9.554 tn USD18,569.19 USD


Development of imports and exports in millions of USD 1977 - 2021

Exports
Imports



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