Merchandise trade in Maldives
Maldives: Merchandise trade was 52.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Merchandise trade in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Maldives stood at 52.5%.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Maldives peaked at 121.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1974.
Maldives ranks 103rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Merchandise trade in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.0% | — |
| 1971 | 37.1% | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 31.8% | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 35.6% | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 28.1% | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | +44.9% |
| 1976 | 40.2% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 62.3% | +55.2% |
| 1978 | 73.9% | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 67.5% | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 87.1% | +29.1% |
| 1981 | 89.3% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 110.6% | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 121.0% | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 64.8% | -46.4% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +60.7% |
| 1988 | 77.1% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 100.4% | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 97.0% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 83.4% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 88.5% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 84.8% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 57.8% | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | -36.2% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 52.5% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.8% | 28.1% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.2% | 49.3% | 121.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 75.7% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 48.3% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 49.8% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 52.5% | 63.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- 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$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 6,832 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Maldives?
- Merchandise trade in Maldives was 52.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 121.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1974.
- How does Maldives rank for merchandise trade?
- Maldives ranks 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.