Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre was 686,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
686,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 62.0%
World rank
4th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.08 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 686,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 62.0% on the previous year and up 868.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 1.08 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Maldives 4th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre 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 | 53,904 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1314.9% |
| 1967 | 11,386 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 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 | 38,499 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +290.2% |
| 1976 | 42,789 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 44,093 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 72,013 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1979 | 57,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 179,367 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +211.5% |
| 1981 | 108,956 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1982 | 50,707 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 1983 | 86,715 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 1984 | 41,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 1985 | 74,450 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 1986 | 110,365 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1987 | 88,921 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 105,851 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 133,813 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 74,173 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 1991 | 124,760 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1992 | 133,462 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 118,210 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 107,447 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 196,338 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +82.7% |
| 1996 | 104,579 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 1997 | 94,193 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 99,823 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 109,497 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 80,064 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 104,065 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 96,005 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 69,645 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 107,396 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2005 | 265,644 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +147.3% |
| 2006 | 134,926 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2007 | 123,468 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 181,537 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2009 | 83,550 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2010 | 185,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +122.1% |
| 2011 | 163,003 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 190,697 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 70,883 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -62.8% |
| 2014 | 73,481 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 87,235 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 80,387 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 175,993 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +118.9% |
| 2018 | 490,417 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +178.7% |
| 2019 | 257,328 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +321.4% |
| 2021 | 373,890 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -65.5% |
| 2022 | 423,650 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 686,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +62.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 686,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,433 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 154.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 686,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 11,130 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 61.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +1314.9% | 3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 53,904 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,477 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 53,904 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,927 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,113 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 72,013 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 41,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 179,367 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 116,248 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 74,173 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 196,338 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,630 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 69,645 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 265,644 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,501 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 70,883 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 490,417 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 642,134 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 373,890 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.08 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Tuvalu 2.33 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 2 Nauru 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 713,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Palestine 615,990 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Israel 189,333 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Micronesia (country) 183,771 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 by income group, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Maldives was 686,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre 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 by income group, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 868.5%. 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 by income group, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group 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.