ICT goods imports in Maldives
Maldives: ICT goods imports was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in Maldives stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Maldives peaked at 11.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2022.
Maldives ranks 89th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +78.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -36.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More infrastructure data for Maldives
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 781,866 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 148.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0227 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,998 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.48 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Maldives?
- Ict goods imports in Maldives was 4.0% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for ict goods imports?
- Maldives ranks 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).