Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Maldives
Maldives: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Maldives, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.5% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
The figure is up 902.6% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Maldives peaked at 6.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 99th of 204 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.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1% | — |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +223.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +609.9% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +70.6% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +109.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +110.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -90.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -98.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1325.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -71.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +902.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1325.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2023 | +902.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 6.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in middle in Maldives?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Maldives was 0.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Maldives ranks 99th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.