Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 40.8%
World rank
5th
of 168 countries
All-time high
525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Maldives stood at 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.8% on the previous year and up 617.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Maldives peaked at 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1965.
Maldives ranks 5th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 square in Maldives, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,080 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 17,997 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 1963 | 10,894 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1964 | 9,923 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -61.6% |
| 1966 | 15,049 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +295.0% |
| 1967 | 11,386 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1968 | 7,985 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1969 | 4,311 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 1970 | 6,113 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1971 | 22,248 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +263.9% |
| 1972 | 14,535 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1973 | 11,542 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 9,867 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1975 | 25,791 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +161.4% |
| 1976 | 28,254 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 25,912 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 28,792 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 28,558 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 27,982 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 47,566 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1982 | 38,210 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 52,795 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1984 | 54,977 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 73,608 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1986 | 95,135 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 93,338 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 102,164 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 138,608 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 74,501 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 1991 | 79,457 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 78,823 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 107,177 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 82,860 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 110,104 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1996 | 68,469 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 1997 | 83,557 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 77,033 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 84,579 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 77,399 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 91,082 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 69,757 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 50,675 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 53,304 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 214,440 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +302.3% |
| 2006 | 113,799 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2007 | 109,001 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 73,158 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 93,715 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 141,269 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2011 | 120,887 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 99,251 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 73,254 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 87,189 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 102,330 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 131,081 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 174,102 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 341,140 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +95.9% |
| 2019 | 245,707 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 439,933 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +79.0% |
| 2021 | 313,608 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 373,283 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +40.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,797 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 187.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 5,092 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 103.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 | +302.3% | 53,304 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 214,440 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +295.0% | 3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 15,049 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +263.9% | 6,113 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 22,248 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,159 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 17,997 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,161 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,113 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 28,792 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 27,982 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 138,608 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 84,656 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 68,469 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 110,104 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 94,633 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 50,675 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 214,440 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,621 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 73,254 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 341,140 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 413,071 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 313,608 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 2 Nauru 1.90 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 732,561 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Palestine 607,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Israel 199,463 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Micronesia (country) 188,154 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Tonga 184,650 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Maldives?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Maldives was 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Maldives rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 617.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.