Expense in Maldives
Maldives: Expense was 23.80 billion current LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Expense in Maldives, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Maldives is 23.80 billion current LCU, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 162.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Maldives peaked at 23.80 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 340.80 million current LCU, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 121st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 847.70 million current LCU | 340.80 million current LCU | 1.55 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 billion current LCU | 1.88 billion current LCU | 8.76 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.06 billion current LCU | 8.43 billion current LCU | 22.38 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.99 billion current LCU | 20.18 billion current LCU | 23.80 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More public sector data for Maldives
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 19.5% (2021)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 12.7% (2021)
- Taxes on goods and services 42.3% (2021)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 7.4% (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -10.1% (2021)
- Interest payments 9.7% (2021)
- Grants and other revenue 27.4% (2021)
- Interest payments 8.8% (2021)
- Other taxes 4.1% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Maldives?
- Expense in Maldives was 23.80 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 23.80 billion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 340.80 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for expense?
- Maldives ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.