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

GDP growth in MaldivesGDP growth in Maldives: 18.8% a year in 1980 and 6.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

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

YearMaldives
20256.3
20243.3
20235.1
202213.8
202137.5
2020-32.9
20196.9
20188.6
20177.1
20166.4
20153.9
20147.8
20137
20122.4
20118.6
20106.8
2009-8.2
20089
20077.1
200623.6
2005-11.2
20046
200314.2
20026.1
20011.5
20004.7
19997.2
19989.8
199710.4
19969.1
19957.4
19947.5
19935.4
19926.5
19916.9
1990-4
19899.3
19888.7
19878.9
19868.6
198513.8
198417.4
19834.4
19827.5
19817.9
198018.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMaldives
20261
20273.8
20283.9
20294
20304
20314

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

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