Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Maldives
Maldives: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 618.95 million current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Maldives, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Maldives is 618.95 million current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 128.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Maldives peaked at 618.95 million current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Maldives ranks 108th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 48.00 million current US$ | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 51.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 55.00 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 58.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 60.00 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 59.00 million current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 60.00 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 94.00 million current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 106.00 million current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 152.00 million current US$ | +43.4% |
| 2008 | 211.00 million current US$ | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 212.00 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 252.00 million current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 231.00 million current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 207.00 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 252.00 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 271.00 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 309.00 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 347.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 369.00 million current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 414.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 431.00 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 125.89 million current US$ | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 177.21 million current US$ | +40.8% |
| 2022 | 402.11 million current US$ | +126.9% |
| 2023 | 518.38 million current US$ | +28.9% |
| 2024 | 618.95 million current US$ | +19.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 618.95 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 billion current US$, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 618.95 million current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.32 billion current US$, 47% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +126.9% | 177.21 million current US$ | 402.11 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.60 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 58.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 108.90 million current US$ | 59.00 million current US$ | 212.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.30 million current US$ | 207.00 million current US$ | 431.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 368.51 million current US$ | 125.89 million current US$ | 618.95 million current US$ | 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 in Maldives?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Maldives was 618.95 million current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 618.95 million current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Maldives ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.