International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Maldives
Maldives: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 106.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Maldives, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Maldives is 106.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.4% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Maldives peaked at 431.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Maldives 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 48.00 million current US$ | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 51.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 55.00 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 58.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 60.00 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 59.00 million current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 60.00 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 94.00 million current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 106.00 million current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 152.00 million current US$ | +43.4% |
| 2008 | 211.00 million current US$ | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 212.00 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 252.00 million current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 231.00 million current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 207.00 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 252.00 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 271.00 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 309.00 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 347.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 369.00 million current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 414.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 431.00 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 106.00 million current US$ | -75.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 106.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 31% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 106.00 million current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 463.00 million current US$, 23% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -75.4% | 431.00 million current US$ | 106.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.60 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 58.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 108.90 million current US$ | 59.00 million current US$ | 212.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.30 million current US$ | 207.00 million current US$ | 431.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.00 million current US$ | 106.00 million current US$ | 106.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 140 Malawi 119.00 million current US$ compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 115.00 million current US$ compare
- 143 Nicaragua 102.00 million current US$ compare
- 144 Barbados 99.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Madagascar 97.00 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Maldives?
- International tourism, expenditures in Maldives was 106.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 431.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Maldives ranks 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.