Import volume index in Maldives
Maldives: Import volume index was 149.2 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Maldives, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import volume index in Maldives stood at 149.2 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Maldives peaked at 149.2 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4 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 volume index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.4 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 51.6 2015 = 100 | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 57.4 2015 = 100 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 64.9 2015 = 100 | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 51.3 2015 = 100 | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 54.6 2015 = 100 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 64.7 2015 = 100 | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 69.4 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 77.3 2015 = 100 | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 88.3 2015 = 100 | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 115.4 2015 = 100 | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 122.7 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 145.7 2015 = 100 | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 144.2 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.2 2015 = 100 | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 116 2015 = 100 | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 137 2015 = 100 | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 141.7 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 149.2 2015 = 100 | +5.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 149.2 2015 = 100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.65 2015 = 100, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 149.2 2015 = 100 is above the median for South Asia, which is 133.7 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.72 2015 = 100 | 43.4 2015 = 100 | 64.9 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.23 2015 = 100 | 54.6 2015 = 100 | 145.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.62 2015 = 100 | 94.2 2015 = 100 | 149.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 34 Iraq 150.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 35 Albania 149.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 36 Peru 149.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 149 2015 = 100 compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 148.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 148.2 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 volume index in Maldives?
- Import volume index in Maldives was 149.2 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 149.2 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for import volume index?
- Maldives ranks 37th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. 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 volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.