Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Maldives
Maldives: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Maldives, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Maldives is 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Maldives peaked at 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Maldives 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0929 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0833 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 | +92.9% | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 11 Armenia 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Micronesia (country) 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Tonga 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Palau 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Kuwait 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 0.0821 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Maldives?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Maldives was 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Maldives ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.