Maldives: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Upper Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Data unavailable |
| Economic Trivia | Tourism is the largest sector of Maldives' economy, providing for more than 28% of GDP and 60% of foreign exchange. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2016): United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and China |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Tourism; Fish Processing; Shipping; Boat Building |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $7,281,568,191 (2017) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 6.912% (2017) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $16,688 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 161/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 2.703% (2017) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $1,365,368,101 (2017) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 30.2% (2018) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 6.71% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 2.182% (2017) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($1,072,766,557) (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 222,333 (2018) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 8.988% (2018) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 18.58% (2018) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 72.432% (2018) |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.075% (2018) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $3,517,317,406 (2017) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $3,463,401,109 (2017) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 55.055% (2017) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $517,487,324 (2017) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $2,963,681,624 (2017) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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