Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 1,173 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Maldives, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Maldives stood at 1,173 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Maldives peaked at 1,173 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 159.75 current US$ per person, in 1995.
That places Maldives 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 159.75 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 182.96 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 190.51 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 201.67 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 209.07 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 212.75 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 205.74 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 205.75 current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 202.37 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 248.83 current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 306.76 current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 337.74 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 468.44 current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 2008 | 627.66 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2009 | 608.71 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 698.46 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 618.19 current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 535.13 current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 629.89 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 655.2 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 721.7 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 782.75 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 805.17 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 875.08 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 883.68 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 250.72 current US$ per person | -71.6% |
| 2021 | 343.33 current US$ per person | +36.9% |
| 2022 | 767.23 current US$ per person | +123.5% |
| 2023 | 985.52 current US$ per person | +28.5% |
| 2024 | 1,173 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +123.5% | 343.33 current US$ per person | 767.23 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 188.79 current US$ per person | 159.75 current US$ per person | 209.07 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 342.48 current US$ per person | 202.37 current US$ per person | 627.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 720.53 current US$ per person | 535.13 current US$ per person | 883.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 703.9 current US$ per person | 250.72 current US$ per person | 1,173 current US$ per person | 5 |
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Maldives?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Maldives was 1,173 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,173 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.75 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.