Medium and high-tech exports in Maldives
Maldives: Medium and high-tech exports was 1.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Maldives, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.7% for medium and high-tech exports in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 413.1% on the previous year and up 591.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Maldives peaked at 2.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
That places Maldives 145th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, 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 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% |
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 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 142 Mongolia 2.2% compare
- 143 Tajikistan 2.1% compare
- 144 Bangladesh 1.9% compare
- 146 Jamaica 1.4% compare
- 147 Namibia 0.3% compare
- 148 Afghanistan 0.3% 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 medium and high-tech exports in Maldives?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Maldives was 1.7% in 2022, 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 2.5% in 2015.
- 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 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 591.0%. 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.