Starting a business - Score in Maldives
Maldives: Starting a business - Score was 89.16 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Maldives, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 89.16 for starting a business - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Maldives peaked at 90.25 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 88.26, in 2009.
Maldives ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 89.89 | — |
| 2004 | 90.01 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.81 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.82 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.94 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.25 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.26 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 88.35 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.42 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.87 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.83 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.03 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.98 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.06 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.17 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.16 | -0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 89.16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 89.16 is above the median for South Asia, which is 84.36, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.71 | 88.26 | 90.25 | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.87 | 88.35 | 89.17 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Maldives?
- Starting a business - score in Maldives was 89.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 90.25 in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.26 in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for starting a business - score?
- Maldives ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.