Wealth share richest in Maldives
Maldives: Wealth share richest was 23.43 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.43
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 215 countries
All-time high
38.15
in 1992
All-time low
23.42
in 2016
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Wealth share richest in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 23.43 for wealth share richest in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share richest in Maldives peaked at 38.15 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.42, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share richest in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.12 | — |
| 1981 | 38.08 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 38.09 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 38.13 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 38.09 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 38.08 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.14 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 38.11 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 38.1 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 38.13 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 38.14 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 38.08 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 38.15 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 38.09 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 38.13 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.11 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.14 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.15 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38.12 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 38.1 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 38.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 32.48 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 31.02 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 29.79 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 28.47 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 26.4 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 25.45 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 25.07 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.58 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.97 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.74 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.56 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.42 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.43 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.43 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.43 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.43 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.43 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.43 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.43 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.43 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 23.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.19, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 23.43 is below the median for South Asia, which is 24.16, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.11 | 38.08 | 38.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.12 | 38.08 | 38.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.39 | 25.45 | 38.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.89 | 23.42 | 25.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.43 | 23.43 | 23.43 | 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 wealth share richest in Maldives?
- Wealth share richest in Maldives was 23.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share richest recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 38.15 in 1992.
- What is the lowest wealth share richest recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.42 in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for wealth share richest?
- Maldives ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share richest rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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