Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Maldives
Maldives: Personal remittances and foreign aid received was 4.88 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Maldives, 1983–2021
Source: World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received in Maldives is 4.88 million current US$, measured in 2021.
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 in Maldives peaked at 7.93 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million current US$, in 1986.
Maldives ranks 186th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2.50 million current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 2.50 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.75 million current US$ | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million current US$ | -42.9% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 1.40 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 1.70 million current US$ | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 1.80 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 1.60 million current US$ | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 1.30 million current US$ | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 2.17 million current US$ | +67.2% |
| 1995 | 2.37 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 2.71 million current US$ | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 2.45 million current US$ | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 2.45 million current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.20 million current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.20 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million current US$ | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 2.01 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 2.01 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.90 million current US$ | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 2.26 million current US$ | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 2.80 million current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 7.93 million current US$ | +183.4% |
| 2008 | 6.27 million current US$ | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 4.51 million current US$ | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 3.16 million current US$ | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 3.00 million current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.15 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.30 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.47 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.64 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.83 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.02 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.22 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.43 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.65 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.88 million current US$ | +5.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.88 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 979.33 million current US$, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.88 million current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.87 billion current US$, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +183.4% | 2.80 million current US$ | 7.93 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.62 million current US$ | 1.00 million current US$ | 2.50 million current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.07 million current US$ | 1.30 million current US$ | 2.71 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.47 million current US$ | 1.82 million current US$ | 7.93 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 million current US$ | 3.00 million current US$ | 4.43 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 million current US$ | 4.65 million current US$ | 4.88 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 183 Cayman Islands 10.21 million current US$ compare
- 184 Seychelles 9.51 million current US$ compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.48 million current US$ compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea 3.10 million current US$ compare
- 188 Tuvalu 2.95 million current US$ compare
- 189 Palau 1.88 million current US$ 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 in Maldives?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Maldives was 4.88 million current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million current US$ in 1986.
- How does Maldives rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
- Maldives ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received 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 World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.