ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Maldives

South Asia. Upper middle income. Capital: Male. Population 529,676 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
11,164 17,648 24,131 1995 2025 24,401
GDP growth (%)
−31.5 2.3 36.1 1995 2025 6.3
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−1.4 5.2 11.8 1995 2025 4.0
Life expectancy at birth (years)
67.2 74.1 81.0 1995 2024 81.3

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 24,401 2025 +10,158 +5,572 85 of 199
GDP growth% 6.3% 2025 +39.2 pp +2.4 pp 29 of 209
GDP per person growth% 5.9% 2025 +40.8 pp +5.6 pp 16 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 12,950 2025 +5,900 +4,740 85 of 201
Trade% of GDP 156.5% 2024 +19.3 pp −9.5 pp 17 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 11.1% 2025 −0.8 pp +3.9 pp 14 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 57.3% 2011 * +27.8 pp +26.1 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 4.0% 2025 +5.4 pp +3.1 pp 57 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 4.5% 2025 −0.9 pp −2.1 pp 113 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 529,676 2025 +27,558 +101,522 171 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.4% 2025 −2.6 pp −3.1 pp 151 of 217
Urban population% of total 42.5% 2025 +2.1 pp +3.9 pp 168 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 81.3 2024 +1.6 +3.1 44 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 4.7 2024 −1.7 −4.4 149 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 9.3% 2023 +2.0 pp +1.1 pp 41 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 98.2% 2019 * −0.4 pp – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.2% 2023 +1.3 pp +1.8 pp 51 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 85.2% 2024 +7.8 pp +36.0 pp 82 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 58 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 29.3 2019 * −2.0 −9.1 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.0% 2019 * −0.1 pp −13.1 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 1.2% 2022 −0.1 pp 0.0 pp 186 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 20,116 +1.7 17,730 12,311 2,512 +2.6% 50% 42%
GDP growth 6.0% 0.0 3.2% 5.6% 17.0 – – –
GDP per person growth 3.4% +0.2 3.2% 5.8% 16.6 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 9,692 +2.3 7,775 3,575 1,412 +4.7% 36% 30%
Trade 144.4% +0.9 79.8% 44.4% 14.1 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 11.3% −0.1 2.4% 0.7% 2.4 – – –
Central government debt 34.7% +2.6 – – 8.8 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.0% +2.2 3.3% 3.1% 1.4 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 5.0% −0.7 5.5% 4.1% 0.8 – – –
Population 488,675 +1.1 6,549,143 25,687,059 36,519 +2.2% 18% 16%
Population growth 2.4% −1.7 0.5% 0.5% 1.2 – – –
Urban population 40.2% +2.0 65.4% 39.1% 1.1 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 79.3 +2.0 74.5 74.1 1.0 – – –
Infant mortality 6.8 −1.5 11.2 18.0 1.4 – – –
Health spending 8.7% +0.4 6.2% 4.0% 1.3 – – –
Government spending on education 4.1% +1.4 4.1% 3.9% 0.8 – – –
Internet users 70.6% +1.1 82.0% 62.3% 12.9 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% +0.5 100.0% 100.0% 0.1 – – –
Renewable energy 1.3% −1.0 13.8% 41.9% 0.1 – – –

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