Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Maldives
Maldives: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 2.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2.9% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 327.5% on the previous year and up 194.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Maldives peaked at 2.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
That places Maldives 145th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +181.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -81.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +9057.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +370.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1533.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -48.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +242.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +158.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -77.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +82.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +413.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -59.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +327.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.3%, 46% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +9057.5% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| 2011 | +1533.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 2.9% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Maldives?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Maldives was 2.9% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Maldives rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Maldives ranks 145th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.