Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual was -56.73 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Maldives recorded -56.73 % change on previous year for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in 2024.
The figure is down 242.4% on the previous year and down 398.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Maldives peaked at 799.37 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, -61.61 % change on previous year, in 1965.
That places Maldives 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 799.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 78.54 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 1963 | -39.47 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 1964 | -8.91 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 1965 | -61.61 % change on previous year | +591.7% |
| 1966 | 295.02 % change on previous year | -578.8% |
| 1967 | -24.34 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 1968 | -29.86 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1969 | -46.02 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 1970 | 41.82 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 1971 | 263.94 % change on previous year | +531.1% |
| 1972 | -34.67 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 1973 | -20.59 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1974 | -14.51 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 161.38 % change on previous year | -1212.1% |
| 1976 | 9.55 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 1977 | -8.29 % change on previous year | -186.8% |
| 1978 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -234.1% |
| 1979 | -0.809 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 1980 | -2.02 % change on previous year | +149.5% |
| 1981 | 69.99 % change on previous year | -3567.3% |
| 1982 | -19.67 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 1983 | 38.17 % change on previous year | -294.0% |
| 1984 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1985 | 33.89 % change on previous year | +719.8% |
| 1986 | 29.25 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1987 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 1988 | 9.46 % change on previous year | -600.5% |
| 1989 | 35.67 % change on previous year | +277.2% |
| 1990 | -46.25 % change on previous year | -229.7% |
| 1991 | 6.65 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1992 | -0.7983 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 1993 | 35.97 % change on previous year | -4605.9% |
| 1994 | -22.69 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 1995 | 32.88 % change on previous year | -244.9% |
| 1996 | -37.81 % change on previous year | -215.0% |
| 1997 | 22.04 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 1998 | -7.81 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 1999 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -225.5% |
| 2000 | -8.49 % change on previous year | -186.7% |
| 2001 | 17.68 % change on previous year | -308.3% |
| 2002 | -23.41 % change on previous year | -232.4% |
| 2003 | -27.36 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 2005 | 302.29 % change on previous year | +5726.1% |
| 2006 | -46.93 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 2007 | -4.22 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 2008 | -32.88 % change on previous year | +679.9% |
| 2009 | 28.1 % change on previous year | -185.5% |
| 2010 | 50.74 % change on previous year | +80.6% |
| 2011 | -14.43 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 2012 | -17.9 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 2013 | -26.19 % change on previous year | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 19.02 % change on previous year | -172.6% |
| 2015 | 17.36 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 28.1 % change on previous year | +61.8% |
| 2017 | 32.82 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 95.94 % change on previous year | +192.3% |
| 2019 | -27.97 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 2020 | 79.05 % change on previous year | -382.6% |
| 2021 | -28.71 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 2022 | 19.03 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
| 2023 | 39.83 % change on previous year | +109.3% |
| 2024 | -56.73 % change on previous year | -242.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's -56.73 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.67 % change on previous year, 33.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's -56.73 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5348 % change on previous year. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +5726.1% | 5.19 % change on previous year | 302.29 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +4605.9% | -0.7983 % change on previous year | 35.97 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +3567.3% | -2.02 % change on previous year | 69.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.97 % change on previous year | -61.61 % change on previous year | 799.37 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.89 % change on previous year | -34.67 % change on previous year | 263.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.7 % change on previous year | -19.67 % change on previous year | 69.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8024 % change on previous year | -46.25 % change on previous year | 35.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 21 % change on previous year | -46.93 % change on previous year | 302.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.75 % change on previous year | -27.97 % change on previous year | 95.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.49 % change on previous year | -56.73 % change on previous year | 79.05 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Nicaragua -44.62 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Macao -49.75 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Dominica -56.63 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Argentina -57.34 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda -74.32 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Bahrain -84.25 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Maldives?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Maldives was -56.73 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 799.37 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.61 % change on previous year in 1965.
- How does Maldives rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 398.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.