Transport services in Maldives
Maldives: Transport services was 26.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Maldives, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Maldives is 26.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Maldives peaked at 96.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 116th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 90.0% | — |
| 1978 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 96.2% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 90.0% | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 89.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 83.3% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 73.2% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 55.9% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.1% | 90.0% | 96.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 55.9% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 38.9% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 34.2% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 21.7% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 26.5% | 31.9% | 5 |
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 transport services in Maldives?
- Transport services in Maldives was 26.5% in 2024, 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 96.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for transport services?
- Maldives ranks 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.