International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Maldives
Maldives: International tourism, expenditures for travel items 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$, in 1995.
Maldives ranks 137th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.20 million current US$ | 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
- 134 Brunei Darussalam 97.00 million current US$ compare
- 135 Paraguay 96.00 million current US$ compare
- 136 Benin 94.00 million current US$ compare
- 138 Mozambique 90.00 million current US$ compare
- 139 Botswana 89.00 million current US$ compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 89.00 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$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Maldives?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Maldives was 92.00 million current US$ 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.