Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Maldives

Merchandise imports in the Maldives in 2025 — 3,619,000,000 US$. Ranked 149 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 90,375%.

2025 3.62B US$ −0.49% vs 2024
World rank 149of 205
Period maximum 3.64B US$2024
Period minimum 2M US$1963

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Maldives, 1960–202501B2B3B4B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,000,000 US$1962: 3,000,000 US$1964: 2,000,000 US$1966: 2,000,000 US$1968: 2,000,000 US$1970: 2,000,000 US$1972: 5,000,000 US$1974: 7,000,000 US$1976: 6,000,000 US$1978: 14,000,000 US$1980: 29,000,000 US$1982: 43,000,000 US$1984: 53,000,000 US$1986: 45,000,000 US$1988: 90,000,000 US$1990: 138,000,000 US$1992: 189,000,000 US$1994: 222,000,000 US$1996: 302,000,000 US$1998: 354,000,000 US$2000: 389,000,000 US$2002: 392,000,000 US$2004: 642,000,000 US$2006: 927,000,000 US$2008: 1,388,000,000 US$2010: 1,091,000,000 US$2012: 1,554,000,000 US$2014: 1,993,000,000 US$2016: 2,125,000,000 US$2018: 2,960,000,000 US$2020: 1,838,000,000 US$2022: 3,516,000,000 US$2024: 3,637,000,000 US$2025: 3,619,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +3.62B (+90,375%) Average annual rate: 11.04 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Maldives 3.62B US$
World 26.69T US$
South Asia 865B US$
Southern Asia computed 1,000B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.88T US$
Merchandise imports — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 3.62B −18M −0.49%
2024 3.64B +140M +4%
2023 3.5B −19M −0.54%
2022 3.52B +943M +36.65%
2021 2.57B +735M +39.99%
2020 1.84B −1.05B −36.36%
2019 2.89B −72M −2.43%
2018 2.96B +600M +25.42%
2017 2.36B +235M +11.06%
2016 2.13B +229M +12.08%
2015 1.9B −97M −4.87%
2014 1.99B +260M +15%
2013 1.73B +179M +11.52%
2012 1.55B +89M +6.08%
2011 1.47B +374M +34.28%
2010 1.09B +128M +13.29%
2009 963M −425M −30.62%
2008 1.39B +292M +26.64%
2007 1.1B +169M +18.23%
2006 927M +182M +24.43%
2005 745M +103M +16.04%
2004 642M +171M +36.31%
2003 471M +79M +20.15%
2002 392M −1M −0.25%
2001 393M +4M +1.03%
2000 389M −13M −3.23%
1999 402M +48M +13.56%
1998 354M +5M +1.43%
1997 349M +47M +15.56%
1996 302M +34M +12.69%
1995 268M +46M +20.72%
1994 222M +31M +16.23%
1993 191M +2M +1.06%
1992 189M +28M +17.39%
1991 161M +23M +16.67%
1990 138M +25M +22.12%
1989 113M +23M +25.56%
1988 90M +9M +11.11%
1987 81M +36M +80%
1986 45M −8M −15.09%
1985 53M +0 +0%
1984 53M −4M −7.02%
1983 57M +14M +32.56%
1982 43M +12M +38.71%
1981 31M +2M +6.9%
1980 29M +8M +38.1%
1979 21M +7M +50%
1978 14M +4M +40%
1977 10M +4M +66.67%
1976 6M −1M −14.29%
1975 7M +0 +0%
1974 7M +0 +0%
1973 7M +2M +40%
1972 5M +1M +25%
1971 4M +2M +100%
1970 2M −1M −33.33%
1969 3M +1M +50%
1968 2M −1M −33.33%
1967 3M +1M +50%
1966 2M +0 +0%
1965 2M +0 +0%
1964 2M +0 +0%
1963 2M −1M −33.33%
1962 3M +0 +0%
1961 3M −1M −25%
1960 4M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.