Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives
Maldives: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 4.80 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives, 2011–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.80 billion for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives peaked at 4.80 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.41 billion, in 2020.
That places Maldives 62nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.97 billion | — |
| 2012 | 2.03 billion | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.42 billion | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 2.81 billion | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 2.69 billion | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.64 billion | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.77 billion | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.05 billion | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 3.17 billion | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.41 billion | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 3.53 billion | +150.4% |
| 2022 | 4.51 billion | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 4.25 billion | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 4.80 billion | +13.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.80 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.80 billion is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.62 billion, 3.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 | +150.4% | 1.41 billion | 3.53 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.62 billion | 1.97 billion | 3.17 billion | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.70 billion | 1.41 billion | 4.80 billion | 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 international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives was 4.80 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.80 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 billion in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Maldives ranks 62nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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