Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 37.89 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Maldives, 1990–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2031, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Maldives stood at 37.89.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Maldives peaked at 50.35 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.07, in 2004.
Maldives ranks 9th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.33 | — |
| 1991 | 37.7 | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 36.09 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 34.73 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 30.65 | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 31.32 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 27.28 | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 25.22 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 25.9 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 28.02 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 29.05 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 29.65 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 29.58 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.37 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 24.07 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 38.78 | +61.2% |
| 2006 | 35.05 | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 34.81 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 35.57 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 36.99 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 33.19 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 31.26 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 29.77 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 26.99 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 29.08 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 33.79 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 37.34 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 30.36 | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 31.89 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 32.92 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 50.35 | +53.0% |
| 2021 | 40.63 | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 41.98 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 46.67 | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 43.85 | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 36.51 | -16.8% |
| 2026 | 42.13 | +15.4% |
| 2027 | 40.03 | -5.0% |
| 2028 | 40.08 | +0.1% |
| 2029 | 39.86 | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 39.53 | -0.8% |
| 2031 | 37.89 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.03 | 25.22 | 37.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.99 | 24.07 | 38.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.66 | 26.99 | 37.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.21 | 36.51 | 50.35 | 10 |
| 2030s | 38.71 | 37.89 | 39.53 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More public sector data for Maldives
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,667 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 19.5% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 110.64 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 12.7% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 133.64 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 14.77 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Maldives?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Maldives was 37.89 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 50.35 in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.07 in 2004.
- How does Maldives rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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