Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Maldives
Maldives: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 53.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Maldives, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 53.8% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Maldives peaked at 82.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2020.
That places Maldives 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 74.6% | — |
| 1982 | 57.7% | -22.6% |
| 1983 | 79.3% | +37.4% |
| 1984 | 82.0% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 82.7% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 80.4% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 79.1% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 73.4% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 79.7% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 64.4% | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | -3.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 53.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 95% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 53.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 39.5%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +37.4% | 57.7% | 79.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.7% | 57.7% | 82.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 64.3% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 57.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 48.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 48.5% | 55.9% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Maldives?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Maldives was 53.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Maldives ranks 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.