Import value index in Maldives
Maldives: Import value index was 191.9 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Maldives, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import value index in Maldives is 191.9 2015 = 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Maldives peaked at 191.9 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.3 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places Maldives 37th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.3 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 48.9 2015 = 100 | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 57.8 2015 = 100 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 50.8 2015 = 100 | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 57.6 2015 = 100 | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 77.3 2015 = 100 | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 81.9 2015 = 100 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 91.5 2015 = 100 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 112.1 2015 = 100 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 124.5 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 156.2 2015 = 100 | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 152.3 2015 = 100 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 97 2015 = 100 | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 135.8 2015 = 100 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 185.5 2015 = 100 | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 184.5 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 191.9 2015 = 100 | +4.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 191.9 2015 = 100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 155.5 2015 = 100, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 191.9 2015 = 100 is above the median for South Asia, which is 172.55 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54 2015 = 100 | 39.3 2015 = 100 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 105.85 2015 = 100 | 57.6 2015 = 100 | 156.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.94 2015 = 100 | 97 2015 = 100 | 191.9 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 34 Kazakhstan 193.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 193.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 36 Poland 193.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 191.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 39 East Timor 190.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 40 Cyprus 189.7 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import value index in Maldives?
- Import value index in Maldives was 191.9 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 191.9 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for import value index?
- Maldives ranks 37th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.