Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre was 66.69 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1979–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Maldives is 66.69 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.8% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 72.89 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53,333 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Maldives 21st out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 53,333 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 151,667 current LCU per square kilometre | +184.4% |
| 1981 | 238,333 current LCU per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1982 | 306,667 current LCU per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1983 | 361,667 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 427,667 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 497,000 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 597,000 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 889,667 current LCU per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1988 | 1.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 1.52 million current LCU per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1991 | 1.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 2.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 3.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 4.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 4.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 5.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 5.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 6.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 7.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 7.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 9.79 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 11.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 12.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 17.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2007 | 21.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 22.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 17.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 21.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 28.79 million current LCU per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 49.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 2015 | 55.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 60.90 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 65.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 71.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 72.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 47.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 66.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | +41.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 66.69 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.33 million current LCU per square kilometre, 20.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 66.69 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 17.05 million current LCU per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +184.4% | 53,333 current LCU per square kilometre | 151,667 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,333 current LCU per square kilometre | 53,333 current LCU per square kilometre | 53,333 current LCU per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 501,296 current LCU per square kilometre | 151,667 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.82 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.52 million current LCU per square kilometre | 6.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 22.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.19 million current LCU per square kilometre | 21.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 72.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | 47.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | 66.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 80.51 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 19 Armenia 80.37 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 20 Mauritius 78.64 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 22 Jamaica 53.13 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 49.29 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 24 Burundi 45.20 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Maldives was 66.69 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 72.89 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,333 current LCU per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Maldives rank for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 21st out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Revenue, excluding grants Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.