Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1983–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Maldives stood at 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 26,447 current US$ per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,333 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1986.
That places Maldives 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8,333 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 8,333 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,833 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 3,333 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1987 | 3,333 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,000 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 4,667 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 5,667 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 6,000 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 5,333 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 4,333 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 7,245 current US$ per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 1995 | 7,886 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 9,026 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 8,174 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 8,167 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 7,323 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 7,323 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,077 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 6,707 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 6,707 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,667 current US$ per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 7,524 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 9,333 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 26,447 current US$ per square kilometre | +183.4% |
| 2008 | 20,886 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 15,036 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 10,531 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 9,992 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 10,491 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 11,016 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 11,567 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 12,145 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 12,752 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 13,390 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 14,060 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 14,762 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 15,501 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +183.4% | 9,333 current US$ per square kilometre | 26,447 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,405 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,333 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,333 current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 6,915 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,333 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,026 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,571 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,077 current US$ per square kilometre | 26,447 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,071 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,992 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,762 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,888 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,501 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 90 Thailand 16,989 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 91 Kiribati 16,492 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 92 Vanuatu 16,393 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 Senegal 16,084 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 95 Rwanda 15,858 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 15,703 current 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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Maldives was 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 26,447 current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,333 current US$ per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Maldives rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed 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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.