Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Maldives
Maldives: Primary government spending as a share of original budget was 99.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Maldives, 2007–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.8% for primary government spending as a share of original budget in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Maldives peaked at 118.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2007.
Maldives ranks 75th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 70.7% | — |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 100.7% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 101.1% | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 115.2% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 118.9% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 105.8% | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 99.8% | -5.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.0% | 70.7% | 89.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 88.2% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.4% | 79.6% | 118.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 primary government spending as a share of original budget in Maldives?
- Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Maldives was 99.8% in 2025, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 118.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for primary government spending as a share of original budget?
- Maldives ranks 75th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government spending as a share of original budget rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary government spending as a share of original budget. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%).