Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Maldives
Maldives: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 35.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Maldives, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 35.1% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Maldives peaked at 76.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1984.
Maldives ranks 173rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 48.4% | — |
| 1982 | 53.5% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 40.3% | -24.6% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | -53.4% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +169.4% |
| 1986 | 44.5% | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 61.2% | +37.6% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 56.7% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 69.3% | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +26.9% |
| 1995 | 76.3% | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 75.8% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 63.3% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | -2.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 35.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 53% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 35.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 49.9%, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +169.4% | 18.8% | 50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.0% | 18.8% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 52.0% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 36.6% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 42.8% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 35.1% | 44.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Maldives?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Maldives was 35.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1984.
- How does Maldives rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Maldives ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.