Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Maldives

Imports (% of GDP) in the Maldives in 2024 — 78.26%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 172. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 3.57 pp.

2024 78.26% +2.95 pp vs 2023
World rank 21of 172
Period maximum 79.57%2022
Period minimum 66.12%2020

Trend over time

2014–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Maldives, 2014–202465707580201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242014: 74.69%2015: 67.29%2016: 72.77%2017: 72.85%2018: 76.04%2019: 71.61%2020: 66.12%2021: 66.51%2022: 79.57%2023: 75.31%2024: 78.26%
Change over the period: +3.57 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Maldives 78.26%
World 28.11%
South Asia 23.23%
Southern Asia computed 23.44%
Imports (% of GDP) — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 78.26 +2.95 pp
2023 75.31 −4.27 pp
2022 79.57 +13.06 pp
2021 66.51 +0.39 pp
2020 66.12 −5.49 pp
2019 71.61 −4.43 pp
2018 76.04 +3.19 pp
2017 72.85 +0.09 pp
2016 72.77 +5.47 pp
2015 67.29 −7.39 pp
2014 74.69

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

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