Nominal GDP
$7.74B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Maldives Economy and Trade
MaléLocal time
GDP $7.74B · real growth 3.5% · source years shown below
Maldives' output measure stands at $7.74B in 2025; real GDP growth is listed separately at 3.5% for 2024. The supporting indicators include $13,379 GDP per capita for 2024 and 1.4% CPI inflation for 2024. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$13,379
current US$ · 2024
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
3.5%
annual % · 2024
Source listed below
Inflation
1.4%
CPI annual % · 2024
Source listed below
Maldives at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $4.13B2016: $4.41B2017: $4.82B2018: $5.40B2019: $5.73B2020: $3.71B2021: $5.25B2022: $6.18B2023: $6.62B2024: $7.06B2025: $7.74B
GDP per capita$13,379
Real growth3.5%
GDP year2024
2024 Inflation
1.4%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
4.5%
labor-market measure
2024 GDP per capita
$13,379
current US$
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth20243.5%
Unemployment20254.5%
Inflation20241.4%
Merchandise trade
WTO profile · 2024 · USD
Exports$92.4M
Imports$3.63B
Balance-$3.54B
Largest highlighted export destination
Thailand35.0%
Understand the numbers
What Maldives' economic profile is telling you
The Maldives page deliberately separates its latest annual observations: GDP, growth and CPI are 2024, while modeled unemployment is 2025. Tourism remains central to the economy, and matched 2024 WTO merchandise data show a large goods deficit because the island economy imports far more merchandise than it exports.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Maldives | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $7.74B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $13,379 | 2024 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 3.5% | 2024 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 1.4% | 2024 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 4.5% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $92.4M | 2024 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $3.63B | 2024 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Maldives' latest GDP?
The latest World Bank nominal GDP observation used here is $7.74B for 2025 in current US dollars.
What does merchandise trade show for the Maldives?
Merchandise exports were $92.4M and imports were $3.63B in 2024, giving a same-year goods balance of -$3.54B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile