Foreign liabilities in Maldives

Maldives: Foreign liabilities was 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
126th
of 149 countries
All-time high
10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
501.08 million real chained 2019 US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Maldives, 1995–2020

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B1995200720201995: 513.2M real chained 2019 US$1996: 512.1M real chained 2019 US$1997: 501.1M real chained 2019 US$1998: 574.7M real chained 2019 US$1999: 603.8M real chained 2019 US$2000: 651.3M real chained 2019 US$2001: 683.2M real chained 2019 US$2002: 818.8M real chained 2019 US$2003: 944.3M real chained 2019 US$2004: 1.1B real chained 2019 US$2005: 1.4B real chained 2019 US$2006: 1.8B real chained 2019 US$2007: 2.3B real chained 2019 US$2008: 2.5B real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.8B real chained 2019 US$2010: 3.0B real chained 2019 US$2011: 3.0B real chained 2019 US$2012: 3.0B real chained 2019 US$2013: 3.3B real chained 2019 US$2014: 3.8B real chained 2019 US$2015: 4.1B real chained 2019 US$2016: 4.6B real chained 2019 US$2017: 5.4B real chained 2019 US$2018: 7.5B real chained 2019 US$2019: 9.1B real chained 2019 US$2020: 10.4B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Maldives is 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 247.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Maldives peaked at 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 501.08 million real chained 2019 US$, in 1997.

Maldives ranks 126th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 540.96 million real chained 2019 US$ 501.08 million real chained 2019 US$ 603.75 million real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 1.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ 651.28 million real chained 2019 US$ 2.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 4.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ 9.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 123 Benin 11.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 124 Namibia 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 125 Moldova 10.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 127 Nepal 10.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 128 Guyana 9.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 129 Madagascar 9.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Maldives?
Foreign liabilities in Maldives was 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 501.08 million real chained 2019 US$ in 1997.
How does Maldives rank for foreign liabilities?
Maldives ranks 126th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 247.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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