Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives
Maldives: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 4.80 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives, 2011–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.80 billion current US$ 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 current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.41 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places Maldives 62nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.97 billion current US$ | — |
| 2012 | 2.03 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.42 billion current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 2.81 billion current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 2.69 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.64 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.77 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.05 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 3.17 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.41 billion current US$ | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 3.53 billion current US$ | +150.4% |
| 2022 | 4.51 billion current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 4.25 billion current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 4.80 billion current US$ | +13.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.80 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.80 billion current US$ is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.62 billion current US$, 3.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +150.4% | 1.41 billion current US$ | 3.53 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.62 billion current US$ | 1.97 billion current US$ | 3.17 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.70 billion current US$ | 1.41 billion current US$ | 4.80 billion 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 international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Maldives was 4.80 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by 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 current US$ 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 current US$ 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 UN Tourism (2025) – processed by 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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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.