Maldives
Inflation in Maldives
Inflation in Maldives: 27.9% a year in 1980 and 3.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 3.5% a year
- Since 1980
- −24.4 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 72 of 179
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 2% 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 2% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 27.9% a year in 1980, the lowest -9.2% a year in 1985.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Maldives |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | -1.6 |
| 2019 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10.9 |
| 2011 | 11.3 |
| 2010 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 2.5 |
| 2004 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | -2.8 |
| 2002 | 0.9 |
| 2001 | 0.7 |
| 2000 | -1.2 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 1998 | -1.4 |
| 1997 | 7.6 |
| 1996 | 6.2 |
| 1995 | 5.5 |
| 1994 | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 20.1 |
| 1992 | 16.9 |
| 1991 | 12.5 |
| 1990 | 15.5 |
| 1989 | 7.2 |
| 1988 | 6.5 |
| 1987 | 11.7 |
| 1986 | 9.1 |
| 1985 | -9.2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1983 | 9.9 |
| 1982 | -0.8 |
| 1981 | 11.1 |
| 1980 | 27.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Maldives |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2027 | 2.5 |
| 2028 | 2 |
| 2029 | 2 |
| 2030 | 2 |
| 2031 | 2 |
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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