GDP
$7.74Bcurrent US$
#162 of 2112025
1% of world average
SERIAL · 462Asia
Maldives
CapitalMalé
CurrencyMVR · Maldivian rufiyaa
LanguageMaldivian
Since1965
ISOMDV · MV
Population
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Watermark portrait: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
— THE COUNTRY —
Island country in South Asia
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea. The Maldives is located southwest of India and Sri Lanka, about 750 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland. The Maldives' chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south.
Text: Wikipedia — MaldivesCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-24
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Malé
- Currency
- Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)
- Official language
- Maldivian
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +960
- Top-level domain
- .mv
- Independence / founding
- 26 Jul 1965
- Highest point
- Addu City (2 m)
- Lowest point
- Indian Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- Gaumiii salaaam
— LAND —
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— PEOPLE —
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— MONEY —
GDP, purchasing power parity
$15.12Bcurrent int'l $
#158 of 1992025
1% of world average
GDP per person
$14,615current US$
#90 of 2112025
61% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$28,555current int'l $
#84 of 1992025
85% of world average
GDP growth
6.3%% per year
#29 of 2102025
187% of world average
GDP per person growth
5.9%% per year
#17 of 2102025
250% of world average
Gross national income
$6.94Bcurrent US$
#163 of 2042025
1% of world average
Gross national income per person
$12,950current US$
#85 of 2032025
64% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$25,600current int'l $
#85 of 1972025
80% of world average
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Inflation
4.0%% per year
#129 of 1902025
47% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
3.3%% per year
#105 of 2092025
46% of world average
Real interest rate
8.1%%
#32 of 1342025
195% of world average
Lending interest rate
11.6%%
#46 of 1342025
103% of world average
Government debt
57.3%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2011
96% of world average
Government revenue
24.8%% of GDP
#78 of 1492021
95% of world average
Government spending
29.5%% of GDP
#57 of 1492021
107% of world average
Government consumption
17.5%% of GDP
#82 of 1812024
100% of world average
Household consumption
51.8%% of GDP
#140 of 1812024
80% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
30.8%% of GDP
#28 of 1782024
132% of world average
Fixed investment
34.8%% of GDP
#9 of 1732024
156% of world average
Gross savings
11.2%% of GDP
#146 of 1682024
51% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$806.2Mcurrent US$
#103 of 2012024
10% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
11.4%% of GDP
#17 of 1982024
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.0%% of GDP
not enough data to rank1989
0% of world average
Current account balance
-18.7%% of GDP
#178 of 1912024
no comparison
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— TRADE —
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— HEALTH —
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— LEARNING —
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— WORK —
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— CONNECTED —
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— NATURE —
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— STATE —
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— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
Exports toas of 2025
- Thailand$71.6M
- Thailand$71.6M
- United Kingdom$28.4M
- United Kingdom$28.4M
- Mauritius$7.0M
- Mauritius$7.0M
- Vietnam$5.5M
- Vietnam$5.5M
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- India$4.2M
- India$4.2M
- Bangladesh$4.0M
- Bangladesh$4.0M
- France$3.9M
- France$3.9M
- Germany$3.7M
Imports fromas of 2025
- People's Republic of China$698.9M
- People's Republic of China$698.9M
- India$530.5M
- India$530.5M
- United Arab Emirates$418.0M
- United Arab Emirates$418.0M
- Oman$341.8M
- Oman$341.8M
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- Malaysia$214.3M
- Malaysia$214.3M
- United States$144.2M
- United States$144.2M
- Singapore$132.6M
- Singapore$132.6M
- Sri Lanka$130.5M
Trade balance, 2025-$3.47B
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Gaumiii salaaamAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Malé · approx. UTC+5
Neighbours
Maldives has no land borders
Landmarks
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People
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom3rd President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008
Mohamed NasheedMaldivian politician, 4th president of the second republic of Maldives
Abdulla YameenPresident of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018
Mohamed Muizzu8th President of the Maldives since 2023
Ibrahim Mohamed Solihformer President of the Maldives
Mohamed Waheed HassanMaldivian politician, 5th president of the Maldives
Ibrahim NasirMaldivian politician, 2nd president of the Maldives (1922-2008)
Ali AshfaqMaldivian footballer
Mohamed Amin Didi1st president of the Maldives (1910–1954)
Abdulla ShahidMaldivian politician
Muhammad Fareed DidiMaldivian politician (1901-1969)
Mariya Ahmed DidiMaldivian Democratic Party politician and badminton player
History
26 Jul 1965Maldives founded as a sovereign state
21 Sep 1965Joined the United Nations
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population529,6762025
GDP$7.74B2025
GDP per person$14,6152025