Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Maldives
Maldives: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 1.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Maldives is 1.3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Maldives peaked at 4.27 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2008.
That places Maldives 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 2.23 | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 3.22 | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 3.3 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.18 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.46 | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 2.52 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 1.78 | +46.9% |
| 2010 | 2.09 | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 1.55 | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.37 | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 2.17 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.57 | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 1.81 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 1.85 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.94 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.27 | +120.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 1.76 | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | +6.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.04, 26% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.3 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.85, 27% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.48 | 1.21 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1.51 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 | 1.22 | 4.27 | 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 total reserves in months of imports in Maldives?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Maldives was 1.3 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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