Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Maldives
Maldives: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 9,102 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Maldives, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Maldives stood at 9,102 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Maldives peaked at 9,102 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,804 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Maldives 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5,261 current US$ per person | — |
| 2012 | 5,253 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6,054 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 6,796 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 6,285 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 5,955 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 6,046 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6,455 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 6,502 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,804 current US$ per person | -56.9% |
| 2021 | 6,831 current US$ per person | +143.6% |
| 2022 | 8,610 current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 8,074 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 9,102 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 9,102 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.85 current US$ per person, 36.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 9,102 current US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 68.35 current US$ per person, 133.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +143.6% | 2,804 current US$ per person | 6,831 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,068 current US$ per person | 5,253 current US$ per person | 6,796 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 7,084 current US$ per person | 2,804 current US$ per person | 9,102 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 11,253 current US$ per person compare
- 11 Luxembourg 9,865 current US$ per person compare
- 12 United States Virgin Islands 9,483 current US$ per person compare
- 14 Seychelles 8,502 current US$ per person compare
- 15 Iceland 8,341 current US$ per person compare
- 16 Qatar 8,257 current US$ per person 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Maldives?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Maldives was 9,102 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9,102 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,804 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Maldives ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.