Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Maldives
Maldives: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure was 106.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Maldives, 2007–2024
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 106.5% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Maldives peaked at 118.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2007.
Maldives ranks 38th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 70.7% | — |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 100.7% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 101.1% | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 115.2% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 118.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 106.5% | -9.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 106.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 106.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.0% | 70.7% | 89.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 88.2% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.1% | 79.6% | 118.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Maldives?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Maldives was 106.5% in 2024, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 118.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Maldives ranks 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.