Taxes on exports in Maldives

Maldives: Taxes on exports was 0.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.2%
World rank
32nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 1979
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
15
1979–2021

Taxes on exports in Maldives, 1979–2021

0510151979200020211979: 16.7 % of tax revenue1980: 5.5 % of tax revenue1981: 0.429 % of tax revenue1982: 1.2 % of tax revenue1983: 2.5 % of tax revenue1984: 0.28 % of tax revenue1985: 0.222 % of tax revenue1986: 0.287 % of tax revenue1987: 0.062 % of tax revenue1994: 0.019 % of tax revenue1995: 0.219 % of tax revenue1996: 0.014 % of tax revenue2014: 0 % of tax revenue2015: 0 % of tax revenue2021: 0.213 % of tax revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Maldives is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 175,301.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Maldives peaked at 16.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

Maldives ranks 32nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Taxes on exports in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Maldives, 1979 to 2021.
Year % of tax revenue Change
1979 16.7%
1980 5.5% -67.1%
1981 0.4% -92.2%
1982 1.2% +177.4%
1983 2.5% +112.0%
1984 0.3% -88.9%
1985 0.2% -20.7%
1986 0.3% +29.6%
1987 0.1% -78.2%
1994 0.0% -70.2%
1995 0.2% +1076.1%
1996 0.0% -93.6%
2014 0.0% -99.1%
2015 0.0% +106.9%
2021 0.2% +84686.9%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 8.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Taxes on exports 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +84686.9% 0.0% 0.2%
1995 +1076.1% 0.0% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 1
1980s 1.3% 0.1% 5.5% 8
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 3
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 29 Lesotho 0.4% compare
  2. 30 Fiji 0.3% compare
  3. 31 Zambia 0.3% compare
  4. 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2% compare
  5. 34 Costa Rica 0.2% compare
  6. 35 Egypt 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on exports in Maldives?
Taxes on exports in Maldives was 0.2% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1979.
What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Maldives rank for taxes on exports?
Maldives ranks 32nd out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 175,301.0%. 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue)
Unit
% of tax revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,538 data points, 1972–2024
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Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.