The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Maldives was last recorded at 11485.55 US dollars in 2023. The GDP per Capita in Maldives is equivalent to 91 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - Maldives GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Maldives MV: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 7.500 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.700 % for 2016. Maldives MV: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 9.850 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2019, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.700 % in 2009 and a record low of 7.500 % in 2019. Maldives MV: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Maldives – Table MV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

According to this statistic, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in the Maldives lies at approximately 18.21 thousand U.S. dollars in 2025.Fluctuating rise between 1980 and 2025A total increase by approximately 17.79 thousand U.S. dollars can be seen between 1980 and 2025. This increase however did not happen continuously.Continuous rise between 2025 and 2030In 2030 the GDP per capita will amount to roughly 23.05 thousand U.S. dollars, according to forecasts. This indicates an overall increase by approximately 4.84 thousand U.S. dollars since 2025. This growth reflects a steady upward trend.This indicator describes the gross domestic product per capita at current prices. Thereby the gross domestic product was first converted from national currency to U.S. dollars at current exchange prices and then divided by the total population. The gross domestic products is a measure of a country's productivity. It refers to the total value of goods and service produced during a given time period (here a year).

Maldives MV: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data was reported at 9,570.000 USD in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 8,740.000 USD for 2016. Maldives MV: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data is updated yearly, averaging 4,540.000 USD from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,570.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 1,760.000 USD in 1997. Maldives MV: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Maldives – Table MV.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted Average;

The Maldives: Personal income per capita, U.S. dollars: The latest value from is U.S. dollars, unavailable from U.S. dollars in . In comparison, the world average is 0 U.S. dollars, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for the Maldives from to is U.S. dollars. The minimum value, U.S. dollars, was reached in while the maximum of U.S. dollars was recorded in .

Maldives MV: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data was reported at 9,517.799 USD in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,214.263 USD for 2015. Maldives MV: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 2,372.961 USD from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2016, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,517.799 USD in 2016 and a record low of 551.603 USD in 1987. Maldives MV: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Maldives – Table MV.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's 'The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium' (2011).; Weighted Average;

Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in Maldives was reported at 8388 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Maldives - Adjusted net national income per capita - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Maldives MV: GDP: GNI per Capita data was reported at 149,107.396 MVR in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 139,089.296 MVR for 2016. Maldives MV: GDP: GNI per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 36,067.479 MVR from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2017, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 149,107.396 MVR in 2017 and a record low of 4,269.736 MVR in 1985. Maldives MV: GDP: GNI per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Maldives – Table MV.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

Abstract

The report on the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) of the Maldives 2002-2003 presents an analysis of findings from the survey. This is the first nationwide HIES conducted in the Maldives. The survey was conducted during the period September 2002 to June 2003 in four quarterly rounds during the months of September and December in 2002 and March and June in 2003. The survey was designed as a scientific random sample with separate strata for Male' and the five development regions. It covered the capital Male' and forty islands from the Atolls and includes data for 834 households.

As HIES data provide a snapshot of the socio-economic situation of the households prior to the Tsunami, it would also serve as significant baseline data in the future assessments and comparisons in this regard.

The tables presented in the report provide the data by standard classifications that include income quintiles, income classes, and daily per capita expenditure classes, cross-tabulated by demographic variables such as the size of household, number of earners, proportion of expenditure on different expenditure categories. To the extent possible, all information is presented separately for Male' and the Atolls and also at the regional level for the atolls and comparisons are made with the 1997/98 VPA.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

persons, households, expenditure items

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Sample design The frame The country is divided into 5 development regions and 20 administrative atolls. Administrative atolls consist of 199 inhabited islands with clearly marked census enumeration blocks. The capital town of Male' has separate administrative status. HIES uses the area frame thus administrative and geographic structure of the country is taken as a basis to make the sample representative. Required data for sampling are obtained from the Population census 2000. Major characteristics of the frame are given below.

Atolls are too big to take as sampling unit, while size of islands in terms of the number of household varies even after some exclusion from merely 20 to 1500. Initially, it was thought to split some big islands and combine smaller to get evenly distributed area unit. Alternatively, census enumeration blocks are chosen to be primary sampling units from practical considerations. The size of enumeration blocks varies from 20 to 64 households.

Sample size Estimated mean of a characteristic from the sample survey results may deviate from the population mean resulting in a margin of sampling error. Relative error of the sample mean can be controlled by determining the sample size based on coefficient of variation.

Variance for income of households was estimated from the results of earlier surveys. Distribution of households by income group was skewed as expected due to the small number of households of high-income groups. After some extreme cases were excluded distribution came to be fairly normal with the coefficient of variation of 7.5%.

In order to produce the results with same precision at 95% level of confidence sample size n was estimated at 885 households (inversely, probability that sample mean calculated from results survey of 885 households will contain more than 7.5% of sampling error does not exceed 5%). In the course of the allocation process, actual number of households to be surveyed turned to be 880 and that much of deviation was accepted.

Stratification and allocation of sample The purpose of the stratification is to divide the population into relatively homogeneous groups and thereby reduce the total variation by the margin of inter-group variation. Stratification allows proper allocation of sample in different groups and makes it more representative.

First, it was essential to treat Male' separately in the whole sampling procedure. The income opportunities and expenditure pattern in Male' is very much different from the rest of the country. It is also necessary to produce separate estimates for Male' like all other national surveys in Maldives. So, there are two domains of the survey namely: Male' and Atolls.

Stratification in Male' was done by wards and sub-wards to make the sample spread over different urban areas. Male has 5 wards out of which two wards each were split to 2 sub-wards due to their larger size.

Stratification in Atolls was done by development regions and by distance of islands to the atoll centre, which was aimed to group the islands of different regions remotely located from the atoll centres and those located nearby. It was believed that in most of the cases atoll centres are also economic centres providing more income opportunities and better access to different kind of social services. Islands remotely located from the atoll centres have limited facilities affecting on income and expenditure of households.

For grouping purpose, islands of each development region were listed in the ascending order of the distance from the respective atoll centres and a median value was located for the number of households. Then each atoll was divided to Central and Remote islands, where both groups were of more or less equal size in terms of the number of households. The average distance of Central islands in different region varied from 10 to 14 km and of Remote islands 27 to 37 km. Crossstratification by five development regions and two distance categories formed ten strata in the domain of atolls as shown in the chart.

Allocation of sample in domains was intended to make proportional to the number of households. However, it has not been possible due to the resource constraints. The survey cost per psu in Atolls was estimated from four to five thousand M.Rf., while survey cost in Male is limited to stationery because staffs do not get any extra allowances for working in Male.

Further allocation was made based on equal number of sample for all strata. The number of enumeration blocks as well as the number of households did not vary much, so the fixed number of samples over all strata resulted in sampling fraction ranging from 2% to 7% for enumeration blocks and 1.1% to 3.6% for households.

Allocation of sample in Male' strata is made on same principle. For each of the 7 strata equal number of 4 blocks are allocated with the rate of 10 households per stratum, which gives total number of 28 sample blocks and 280 households.

The sampling procedures are fully described in Appendix 1 of "Maldives Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2002-2003 - Final Report".

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Response rate

As mentioned above, the sample design for Male' included enumeration of the households during two rounds of the survey. It proved difficult to obtain the co-operation of some of the selected households for participation during the second round of enumeration and as a result, a larger than expected non-response was encountered. In total, 24 households, that is about 15 percent of the total, did not participate in their second period of enumeration. In the atolls, enumeration was not accomplished for only five households, or less than one percent of the total. In addition to the non-response of 29 households, in a small number of cases it was necessary to remove the household information during processing, basically because insufficient information was available. As a result, the final data set contains information for 834 households instead of the 880 in the design.

Maldives gni per capita for 2023 was $11,070, a 4.73% increase from 2022.

<ul style='margin-top:20px;'>

<li>Maldives gni per capita for 2022 was <strong>$10,570</strong>, a <strong>13.05% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Maldives gni per capita for 2021 was <strong>$9,350</strong>, a <strong>32.44% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Maldives gni per capita for 2020 was <strong>$7,060</strong>, a <strong>34.33% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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MV: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports data was reported at 49.603 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 54.883 % for 2015. MV: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 65.575 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.560 % in 1987 and a record low of 49.603 % in 2016. MV: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Maldives – Table MV.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

MV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data was reported at 1.042 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.066 % for 2015. MV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data is updated yearly, averaging 0.204 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2016, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.340 % in 2013 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1997. MV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Maldives – Table MV.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

In 2024, India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was around **** percent, the highest in South Asia. In contrast, Nepal reported the lowest real GDP growth rate in the region at approximately **** percent that year, but it was forecasted to increase to **** percent in 2026.Economy in South Asia In general, South Asia encompasses Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Bhutan. In 2020, India had a GDP of over *** trillion U.S. dollars, while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka followed. The Maldives and Bhutan were among the countries with the lowest GDP in the Asia-Pacific region. In South Asia, the main economic activities include the services sector as well as the industrial and manufacturing sectors.Society in South AsiaFrom the South Asian countries, Bangladesh had the highest share of people living below the poverty line. The Maldives and Sri Lanka exhibited the highest and second-highest GDP per capita among the South Asian countries in 2021.

MV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Europe & Central Asia data was reported at 2.083 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.138 % for 2015. MV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Europe & Central Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.140 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.083 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.004 % in 1990. MV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Europe & Central Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Maldives – Table MV.World Bank: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;