Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Maldives
Maldives: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Transport services in Maldives, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2.6% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Maldives peaked at 74.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2007.
Maldives ranks 184th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 34.2% | — |
| 1978 | 14.5% | -57.7% |
| 1979 | 66.4% | +358.8% |
| 1980 | 74.0% | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 67.8% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 59.2% | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 56.5% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 42.3% | -25.1% |
| 1985 | 35.3% | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | -31.8% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | -32.2% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -29.2% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +50.5% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -31.9% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -61.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +104.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +53.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -21.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 19% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 13.8%, 19% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +358.8% | 14.5% | 66.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 14.5% | 66.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 12.8% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 2.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Maldives?
- Transport services in Maldives was 2.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for transport services?
- Maldives ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.