Maldives vs North America: Grants and other revenue
Grants and other revenue over time
- Maldives
- North America
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 27.4% against 5.4% in North America, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 5.0 times North America's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 45th and North America ranks 42nd of 154 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.9% | 7.7% | 62.1% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 9.4% | 49.1% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 8.9% | 42.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 6.5% | 51.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 7.3% | 24.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 6.3% | 19.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grants and other revenue, Maldives or North America?
- Maldives, at 27.4% against 5.4% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in grants and other revenue between Maldives and North America?
- 22.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and North America?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and North America rank globally for grants and other revenue?
- Maldives ranks 45th and North America ranks 42nd of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Grants and other revenue (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.