International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Maldives
Maldives: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 92.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Maldives, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 92.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 73.6% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Maldives peaked at 349.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Maldives ranks 137th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 38.00 million current US$ | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 40.00 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 42.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 45.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 46.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 45.00 million current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 46.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 46.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.00 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 70.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 78.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 122.00 million current US$ | +56.4% |
| 2008 | 167.00 million current US$ | +36.9% |
| 2009 | 174.00 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 205.00 million current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 184.00 million current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 164.00 million current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 204.00 million current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 208.00 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 253.00 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 284.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 308.00 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 338.00 million current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 349.00 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 92.00 million current US$ | -73.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 92.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 35% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 92.00 million current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 328.50 million current US$, 28% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 | -73.6% | 349.00 million current US$ | 92.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.20 million current US$ | 31.00 million current US$ | 45.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 85.00 million current US$ | 45.00 million current US$ | 174.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 249.70 million current US$ | 164.00 million current US$ | 349.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.00 million current US$ | 92.00 million current US$ | 92.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Maldives?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Maldives was 92.00 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 for travel items recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 349.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Maldives ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.