Net acquisition of financial assets in Maldives
Maldives: Net acquisition of financial assets was 5.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Maldives, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net acquisition of financial assets in Maldives is 5.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 676.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Maldives peaked at 5.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 2003.
That places Maldives 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +108.4% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +63.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -65.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -86.3% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | -352.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -285.2% |
| 1997 | -0.6% | -326.0% |
| 1998 | -0.5% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -141.8% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | -346.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -102.1% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -1731.1% |
| 2003 | -1.3% | +630.6% |
| 2004 | -0.9% | -29.6% |
| 2005 | -0.4% | -57.6% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -116.7% |
| 2008 | -0.5% | -1031.5% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | -0.4% | -21.0% |
| 2011 | -1.0% | +144.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -383.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -93.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +782.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +73.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +60.1% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -1.3% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -1.0% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 7 Bahrain 6.7% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 6.1% compare
- 9 Seychelles 6.0% compare
- 11 Tonga 5.3% compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 5.2% compare
- 13 New Zealand 5.1% compare
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 net acquisition of financial assets in Maldives?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Maldives was 5.7% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Maldives ranks 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 676.7%. 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 Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.