What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Maldives?

Military spending, per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 0.6122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.

What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.

How does Maldives rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?

Maldives ranks 102nd out of 170 countries with data for 2016.

Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. 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 Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Maldives

Name: Military spending, per unit of GDP in Maldives
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Maldives: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)

0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.7%

World rank

102nd

of 170 countries

All-time high

0.6122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

Years of data

1970–2016

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1970–2016

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2016, military spending, per unit of gdp in Maldives stood at 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0.6122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.

Maldives ranks 102nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Military spending, per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1970 to 2016.
Year	constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.6122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.5599 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1972	0.4619 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1973	0.3256 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.5%
1974	0.2387 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.7%
1975	0.355 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.8%
1976	0.3853 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1977	0.3863 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1978	0.2783 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.0%
1979	0.176 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.8%
1980	0.141 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
1981	0.1248 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1982	0.1161 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1983	0.0914 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1984	0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.0%
1985	0.047 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1986	0.0533 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1987	0.0659 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1988	0.0709 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1989	0.0749 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1990	0.0724 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1991	0.0761 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1992	0.0862 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1993	0.0801 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1994	0.0855 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1995	0.0879 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1996	0.0897 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1997	0.0912 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1998	0.0989 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1999	0.0935 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2000	0.086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2001	0.0588 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.6%
2002	0.055 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2003	0.046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
2004	0.0389 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2005	0.0487 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.2%
2006	0.0404 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.0%
2007	0.0334 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2008	0.0261 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
2009	0.0255 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2010	0.0231 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2011	0.0215 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2012	0.0207 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2013	0.0185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2014	0.0165 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2015	0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2016	0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%

Maldives compared with similar countries

Maldives's 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Maldives's 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0141 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3779 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.176 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0832 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.141 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0862 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0724 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0989 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0459 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0255 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0187 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0231 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	7

Countries ranked near Maldives

99 Albania 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Turkey 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
101 Thailand 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
103 Canada 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
104 Czechia 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
105 Rwanda 0.0147 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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)

All data for Maldives →

Frequently asked questions

What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Maldives?: Military spending, per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.6122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
How does Maldives rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 102nd out of 170 countries with data for 2016.
Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. 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 Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Maldives. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/military-spending-per-unit-of-gdp-2/maldives/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/military-spending-per-unit-of-gdp-2/maldives/">Military spending, per unit of GDP in Maldives</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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

Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.