Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 128.38 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 128.38 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.9% on the previous year and up 103.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Maldives peaked at 297.7 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.69 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1960.
Maldives ranks 32nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 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, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 32.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +777.6% |
| 1962 | 56.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +74.2% |
| 1963 | 33.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -41.0% |
| 1964 | 29.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 10.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -62.9% |
| 1966 | 41.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +279.0% |
| 1967 | 30.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.0% |
| 1968 | 20.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | -32.0% |
| 1969 | 10.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.6% |
| 1970 | 14.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.6% |
| 1971 | 52.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +253.0% |
| 1972 | 33.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.6% |
| 1973 | 25.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 21.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 54.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +153.8% |
| 1976 | 57.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 51.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 55.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 53.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 50.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 84.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +65.3% |
| 1982 | 65.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 88.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 89.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 116.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 144.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 137.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 145.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 190.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 1990 | 99.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.9% |
| 1991 | 102.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 99.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 131.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 99.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 128.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 78.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -39.2% |
| 1997 | 93.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 84.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 91.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 82.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 95.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 71.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 51.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 2004 | 53.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 209.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +295.7% |
| 2006 | 108.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | -48.2% |
| 2007 | 100.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 65.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 80.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 117.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +45.5% |
| 2011 | 97.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 76.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 54.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 63.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 71.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 88.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 113.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 216.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +89.8% |
| 2019 | 151.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 2020 | 262.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +73.9% |
| 2021 | 182.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 213.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 297.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.3% |
| 2024 | 128.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -56.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 128.38 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 4.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 128.38 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 17.95 constant 2024 US$ per person, 7.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +777.6% | 3.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 32.36 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2005 | +295.7% | 53.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 209.94 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1966 | +279.0% | 10.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 41.61 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1971 | +253.0% | 14.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 52.54 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 56.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 57.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 50.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 190.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 78.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 131.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | 51.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 209.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 54.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 216.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 128.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 297.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 29 Somalia 140.09 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 30 North Macedonia 131.91 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 131.52 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 33 Albania 125.3 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 34 Montenegro 121.34 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 35 Djibouti 118.66 constant 2024 US$ per person 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, per capita in Maldives?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Maldives was 128.38 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 297.7 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.