Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 6,832 current US$ per person in 2025. β Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Maldives, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Maldives is 6,832 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Maldives peaked at 6,891 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.23 current US$ per person, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 73rd of 206 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.41 current US$ per person | 17.23 current US$ per person | 43.86 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.41 current US$ per person | 16.23 current US$ per person | 130.96 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 306.15 current US$ per person | 175.93 current US$ per person | 518.97 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,001 current US$ per person | 613.98 current US$ per person | 1,449 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,347 current US$ per person | 1,344 current US$ per person | 4,129 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,666 current US$ per person | 3,024 current US$ per person | 6,257 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,954 current US$ per person | 3,660 current US$ per person | 6,891 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 70 North Macedonia, Republic of 7,172 current US$ per person compare
- 71 New Caledonia 7,172 current US$ per person compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 6,871 current US$ per person compare
- 74 Japan 6,124 current US$ per person compare
- 75 Panama 5,636 current US$ per person compare
- 76 St. Lucia 5,601 current US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Maldives?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Maldives was 6,832 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6,891 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.23 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.