Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Maldives
Maldives: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.6803 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Maldives, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.6803 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Maldives peaked at 0.7603 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3793 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.7086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2012 | 0.704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.6803 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 20.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.6803 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 28.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +77.0% | 0.3793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6713 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Macao 0.7103 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Aruba 0.701 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Andorra 0.6649 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6217 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 0.5317 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Maldives?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Maldives was 0.6803 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7603 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3793 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Maldives ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.