Maldives GDP Trends from 1980 to 2024: A overall increase with some decline Flow

  • April 18, 2025

Maldives's GDP changed from approximately $63M in 1980 to $7B 199M in 2024, showing an overall 11327.0% sharply increased during the period.
The lowest GDP was recorded in 1980 at $63M, and the highest in 2024 at $7B 199M.
Over the 44-year span, the GDP showed a overall increase with some decline trend, with an average annual growth rate of 11.4%. For comparison, the average annual growth rate of Sri Lanka was 6.6%, and that of India was 7.2%.

Overview of Maldives's GDP (1980–2024)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Maldives recorded a 11327.0% sharply increased from 1980 to 2024.
The average GDP during this period was $1B 960M, and the median was $828M.
GDP fluctuated within a range of $7B 136M, with a standard deviation of $2B 104M.
The average annual change was $146M 574K.


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Maldives GDP from 1980 to 2024

The total market value of goods and services produced annually in Maldives.

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Highest and Lowest GDP Records

  • Lowest GDP: 1980, $63M
  • Highest GDP: 2024, $7B 199M
  • Most Recent GDP: 2024, $7B 199M

Notable Annual GDP Changes

  • 2021: Significant increase in GDP
  • 2020: Noticeable drop in GDP

Overall pattern: overall increase with some decline


Global Economic Events and Maldives's GDP

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

  • Period: From 2019 to 2020
  • GDP Change: $5B 599M → $3B 739M
  • Outcome: sharply declined

2008 Global Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 2007 to 2009
  • GDP Change: $1B 868M → $2B 345M
  • Outcome: sharply increased

2001 Dot-com Bubble Burst

  • Period: From 2000 to 2001
  • GDP Change: $801M → $767M
  • Outcome: declined

1998 Asian Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 1997 to 1998
  • GDP Change: $652M → $693M
  • Outcome: increased

Key Economic Indicators of Maldives (1980–2024)

yearNominal GDPGDP per CapitaPPP per CapitaPPP GDPGDP GrowthCurrent AccountSavingsFiscal BalancePopulation
1980
$ 63M
$ 412.51
$ 1,796.99
$ 273M
18.803 %
-16.078 %
−0.65 %
0 %
152,000 people
1981
$ 73M
$ 464.91
$ 2,042.05
$ 322M
7.886 %
-6.215 %
11.47 %
0 %
158,000 people
1982
$ 87M
$ 534.91
$ 2,259.06
$ 368M
7.466 %
-4.633 %
11.51 %
0 %
163,000 people
1983
$ 94M
$ 560.24
$ 2,364.64
$ 399M
4.414 %
-11.079 %
14.60 %
0 %
169,000 people
1984
$ 113M
$ 646.39
$ 2,777.73
$ 485M
17.379 %
-3.406 %
20.34 %
0 %
175,000 people
1985
$ 134M
$ 737.78
$ 3,136.30
$ 569M
13.801 %
4.345 %
25.58 %
0 %
182,000 people
1986
$ 158M
$ 835.64
$ 3,346.46
$ 631M
8.596 %
6.851 %
24.80 %
0 %
189,000 people
1987
$ 149M
$ 769.82
$ 3,638.84
$ 704M
8.866 %
13.167 %
37.31 %
0 %
193,000 people
1988
$ 178M
$ 897.93
$ 3,991.95
$ 792M
8.722 %
12.213 %
37.06 %
0 %
198,000 people
1989
$ 201M
$ 987.81
$ 4,419.08
$ 900M
9.292 %
10.958 %
37.82 %
0 %
204,000 people
1990
$ 231M
$ 1,091.55
$ 4,233.67
$ 896M
-4.049 %
12.404 %
40.47 %
-12.2 %
212,000 people
1991
$ 262M
$ 1,184.66
$ 4,467.95
$ 990M
6.896 %
2.377 %
30.45 %
-9.421 %
222,000 people
1992
$ 306M
$ 1,343.01
$ 4,731.91
$ 1B 78M
6.467 %
-6.411 %
21.66 %
-11.939 %
228,000 people
1993
$ 346M
$ 1,479.45
$ 4,970.23
$ 1B 163M
5.417 %
-15.538 %
12.53 %
-13.07 %
234,000 people
1994
$ 382M
$ 1,591.14
$ 5,315.50
$ 1B 277M
7.505 %
-2.906 %
25.16 %
-4.204 %
240,000 people
1995
$ 466M
$ 1,903.13
$ 5,718.76
$ 1B 400M
7.377 %
-3.902 %
24.17 %
-5.907 %
245,000 people
1996
$ 527M
$ 2,107.61
$ 6,217.10
$ 1B 555M
9.084 %
-1.412 %
26.66 %
-1.787 %
250,000 people
1997
$ 652M
$ 2,553.95
$ 6,974.69
$ 1B 782M
12.628 %
-5.32 %
22.75 %
-2.05 %
255,000 people
1998
$ 693M
$ 2,658.80
$ 7,584.81
$ 1B 978M
9.777 %
-3.153 %
24.92 %
-2.431 %
261,000 people
1999
$ 756M
$ 2,842.66
$ 8,083.63
$ 2B 151M
7.232 %
-10.435 %
9.56 %
-2.947 %
266,000 people