Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) in Maldives
Maldives: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) was 41.03 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Maldives, 1991–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 41.03 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% 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.
That places Maldives 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.7 | — |
| 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 | 46.08 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 41.15 | -10.7% |
| 2026 | 44.65 | +8.5% |
| 2027 | 44.18 | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 43.32 | -1.9% |
| 2029 | 42.14 | -2.7% |
| 2030 | 41.03 | -2.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 41.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.17, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 41.03 is above the median for South Asia, which is 26.62, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +61.2% | 24.07 | 38.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.77 | 25.22 | 37.7 | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.99 | 24.07 | 38.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.66 | 26.99 | 37.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.12 | 40.63 | 50.35 | 10 |
| 2030s | 41.03 | 41.03 | 41.03 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Maldives?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Maldives was 41.03 in 2030, 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 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October