Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Maldives

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Maldives in 2024 — 17.5%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 169. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2024 17.5% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 80of 169
Period maximum 23%2020
Period minimum 14.5%2018

Trend over time

2014–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Maldives, 2014–202412.51517.52022.525201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242014: 18.8%2015: 18.1%2016: 17.7%2017: 14.5%2018: 14.5%2019: 16.6%2020: 23%2021: 18.7%2022: 17.2%2023: 17%2024: 17.5%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 17.5%
World 16.7%
South Asia 10.1%
Southern Asia computed 10.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.5 +0.4 pp
2023 17 −0.2 pp
2022 17.2 −1.5 pp
2021 18.7 −4.3 pp
2020 23 +6.4 pp
2019 16.6 +2.1 pp
2018 14.5 −0.1 pp
2017 14.5 −3.1 pp
2016 17.7 −0.4 pp
2015 18.1 −0.7 pp
2014 18.8

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.