Maldives

Economy

• GDP

  : 7.7 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 14615 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 6.3 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 15.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 28555 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.51 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 4.0 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 4.5 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 15.7 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 78.2 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 78.3 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -3.2 M$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -18.7 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 984.6 M$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 11.4 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.0 % (2019)

• Agriculture

  : 4.6 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 9.3 % (2025)

• Services

  : 69.9 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (1989)

Demographics

• Population

  : 529 676 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.4 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -2 283 (2025)

• Population density

  : 1 765 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 81.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.56 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 10.6 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 2.36 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 42.5 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 57.5 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 272 320 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.4 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 32.3 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 38.3 % (2025)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 5.2 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 9.2 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 29.3 (2019)

• Internet users

  : 85.2 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 148.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.8 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 15 $ (2019)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 23.3 % (2019)

• Primary school completion

  : 99.4 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 7.4 yrs (2023)

• Bank account ownership

  : 72.1 % (2017)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 54.7 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 14.0 % (2019)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 5 000 (2000)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 3.57 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 1.2 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 5.8 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 921.5 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 2.8 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 0.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 41.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 2.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 7.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 4.81 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 2.5 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 10.7 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 11.6 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 18.2 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 0.82 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 5.40 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 32.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 9.0 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 35.4 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 23.6 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 9.5 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 25.5 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 71.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 2.23 (2019)

• Hospital beds

  : 4.56 (2021)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 5.03 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 29.5 % (2021)

• Fiscal balance

  : -10.1 % (2021)

• General government debt

  : 114.4 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -8.8 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.34 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.22 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 0.62 (2019)

• Political stability

  : -0.05 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.04 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.24 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.41 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 34.8 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 4.85 (2023)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 52.9 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 8.3 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 806.2 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 51.8 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 11.2 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 5.20 (2020)