Maldives
GDP growth in Maldives
GDP growth in Maldives: 18.8% a year in 1980 and 6.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 6.3% a year
- Since 1980
- −12.5 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 21 of 143
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 4% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 37.5% a year in 2021, the lowest -32.9% a year in 2020.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Maldives |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 13.8 |
| 2021 | 37.5 |
| 2020 | -32.9 |
| 2019 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 6.4 |
| 2015 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | -8.2 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7.1 |
| 2006 | 23.6 |
| 2005 | -11.2 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2003 | 14.2 |
| 2002 | 6.1 |
| 2001 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 7.2 |
| 1998 | 9.8 |
| 1997 | 10.4 |
| 1996 | 9.1 |
| 1995 | 7.4 |
| 1994 | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 5.4 |
| 1992 | 6.5 |
| 1991 | 6.9 |
| 1990 | -4 |
| 1989 | 9.3 |
| 1988 | 8.7 |
| 1987 | 8.9 |
| 1986 | 8.6 |
| 1985 | 13.8 |
| 1984 | 17.4 |
| 1983 | 4.4 |
| 1982 | 7.5 |
| 1981 | 7.9 |
| 1980 | 18.8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Maldives |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2027 | 3.8 |
| 2028 | 3.9 |
| 2029 | 4 |
| 2030 | 4 |
| 2031 | 4 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Maldives in numbers
Every measure for Maldives on one page