Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Maldives

Budget balance in the Maldives in 2031 — -6.7%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 188. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.1 pp.

2031 -6.7% +1.7 pp vs 2030
World rank 170of 188
Period maximum -1.5%1997
Period minimum -23.7%2020

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Maldives, 1990–2031-30-20-1001990199520002005201020152020202520301990: -12.8%1991: -10.2%1992: -12.6%1993: -13.9%1994: -4.8%1995: -5.7%1996: -2%1997: -1.5%1998: -2.3%1999: -3%2000: -3.9%2001: -4%2002: -4%2003: -3.4%2004: -2.3%2005: -7.8%2006: -4.5%2007: -3.2%2008: -9.9%2009: -17.9%2010: -13.6%2011: -8.1%2012: -6.9%2013: -3.5%2014: -2.4%2015: -6.5%2016: -9.9%2017: -3%2018: -5.2%2019: -6.5%2020: -23.7%2021: -14.2%2022: -11.2%2023: -13.2%2024: -11.6%2025: -2.9%2026: -11.2%2027: -9.1%2028: -8.9%2029: -8.7%2030: -8.4%2031: -6.7%
Change over the period: +6.1 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Maldives -6.7%
World computed -4.85%
South Asia computed -6.48%
Southern Asia computed -6.35%
Budget balance — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -6.7 +1.7 pp
2030 -8.4 +0.3 pp
2029 -8.7 +0.2 pp
2028 -8.9 +0.2 pp
2027 -9.1 +2.1 pp
2026 -11.2 −8.3 pp
2025 -2.9 +8.7 pp
2024 -11.6 +1.6 pp
2023 -13.2 −2 pp
2022 -11.2 +3 pp
2021 -14.2 +9.5 pp
2020 -23.7 −17.2 pp
2019 -6.5 −1.3 pp
2018 -5.2 −2.2 pp
2017 -3 +6.9 pp
2016 -9.9 −3.4 pp
2015 -6.5 −4.1 pp
2014 -2.4 +1.1 pp
2013 -3.5 +3.4 pp
2012 -6.9 +1.2 pp
2011 -8.1 +5.5 pp
2010 -13.6 +4.3 pp
2009 -17.9 −8 pp
2008 -9.9 −6.7 pp
2007 -3.2 +1.3 pp
2006 -4.5 +3.3 pp
2005 -7.8 −5.5 pp
2004 -2.3 +1.1 pp
2003 -3.4 +0.6 pp
2002 -4 +0 pp
2001 -4 −0.1 pp
2000 -3.9 −0.9 pp
1999 -3 −0.7 pp
1998 -2.3 −0.8 pp
1997 -1.5 +0.5 pp
1996 -2 +3.7 pp
1995 -5.7 −0.9 pp
1994 -4.8 +9.1 pp
1993 -13.9 −1.3 pp
1992 -12.6 −2.4 pp
1991 -10.2 +2.6 pp
1990 -12.8

Southern Asia, 2031

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

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.