Maldives
Economy

Overview

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National finances

Gross domestic product	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Gross domestic product in exchange rates (US $) Year 2016 Rank 166 Source Worldbank	166	4,224,209,599 4,224,209,599	2016		Worldbank
Gross domestic product, PPP (current international $) Year 2016 Rank 163 Source Worldbank	163	6,577,943,416 6,577,943,416	2016		Worldbank
Gross domestic product real growth rate (%) Year 2016 Rank 28 Source Worldbank	28	6.2 6.2	2016		Worldbank
Gross domestic product per capita (US $) Year 2016 Rank 77 Source Worldbank	77	10,118 10,118	2016		Worldbank

National budget	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
National budget revenues (US $) Year 2012 Rank 168 Source CIA World Factbook	168	638,000,000 638,000,000	2012	-	CIA World Factbook
National budget expenditure (US $) Year 2012 Rank 164 Source CIA World Factbook	164	917,000,000 917,000,000	2012	-	CIA World Factbook

Government expenses	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Gouvernment expense (% of GDP) Year 2014 Rank 71 Source Worldbank	71	25.1 25.1	2014		Worldbank

Debt	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Central government debt (% of GDP) Year 2011 Rank 60 Source Worldbank	60	57.3 57.3	2011		Worldbank

Reserves	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Foreign exchange and gold reserves (US $) Year 2016 Rank 144 Source Worldbank	144	477,934,331 477,934,331	2016		Worldbank

Labor

Unemployment	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Unemployment (% of total labor force) Year 2017 Rank 173 Source Worldbank	173	4.0 4.0	2017		Worldbank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) Year 2017 Rank 117 Source Worldbank	117	5.8 5.8	2017		Worldbank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) Year 2017 Rank 151 Source Worldbank	151	3.1 3.1	2017		Worldbank
Unemployment, youth total, ages 15-24 (% of total labor force) Year 2017 Rank 113 Source Worldbank	113	11.6 11.6	2017		Worldbank

Labor	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Labor force Year 2017 Rank 167 Source Worldbank	167	213,302 213,302	2017		Worldbank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) Year 2017 Rank 161 Source Worldbank	161	27.0 27.0	2017		Worldbank
Labor participation rate, total, ages 15 and above (% of total population) Year 2017 Rank 68 Source Worldbank	68	65.8 65.8	2017		Worldbank

Foreign trade - general

Exports	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Exports (US $) Year 2012 Rank 176 Source CIA World Factbook	176	283,000,000 283,000,000	2012		CIA World Factbook
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) Year 2016 Rank 12 Source Worldbank	12	79.7 79.7	2016		Worldbank

Imports	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Imports (US $) Year 2012 Rank 170 Source CIA World Factbook	170	1,406,000,000 1,406,000,000	2012		CIA World Factbook
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) Year 2016 Rank 21 Source Worldbank	21	75.7 75.7	2016		Worldbank

Balance of payments

Account balance	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Account balance (US $) Year 2016 Rank 112 Source Worldbank	112	-839,967,093 -839,967,093	2016		Worldbank
Account balance (% of GDP) Year 2016 Rank 173 Source Worldbank	173	-19.9 -19.9	2016		Worldbank

Inflation

Inflation	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Year 2016 Rank 161 Source Worldbank	161	0.5 0.5	2016		Worldbank

Money and currency

Purchasing power parity	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate ratio Year 2016 Rank 52 Source Worldbank	52	0.64 0.64	2016		Worldbank

Poverty

Poverty	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Population below the poverty line (%) Year 2008 Rank 113 Source CIA World Factbook	113	16.0 16.0	2008	-	CIA World Factbook
Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%) Year 2009 Rank 70 Source Worldbank	70	1.5 1.5	2009		Worldbank

Defense

Defense	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) Year 2016 Rank 138 Source Worldbank	138	5,000,000 5,000,000	2016		Worldbank
Armed forces personnel, total Year 2000 Rank 144 Source Worldbank	144	5,000 5,000	2000		Worldbank
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) Year 2000 Rank 4 Source Worldbank	4	5.4 5.4	2000		Worldbank

Sectors

Agriculture	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Agriculture, value added (US $) Year 2016 Rank 152 Source Worldbank	152	248,308,450 248,308,450	2016		Worldbank
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) Year 2016 Rank 103 Source Worldbank	103	6.8 6.8	2016		Worldbank

Industry	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Industry, value added (US $) Year 2016 Rank 156 Source Worldbank	156	409,298,976 409,298,976	2016		Worldbank
Industry, value added (% of GDP) Year 2016 Rank 171 Source Worldbank	171	11.2 11.2	2016		Worldbank

Services	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Services, value added (US $) Year 2016 Rank 144 Source Worldbank	144	2,986,547,053 2,986,547,053	2016		Worldbank
Services, value added (% of GDP) Year 2016 Rank 13 Source Worldbank	13	82.0 82.0	2016		Worldbank

Tourism

Tourism	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
International tourism, receipts (US $) Year 2015 Rank 64 Source Worldbank	64	2,664,000,000 2,664,000,000	2015		Worldbank
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) Year 2015 Rank 3 Source Worldbank	3	84.7 84.7	2015		Worldbank
International tourism, expenditures (US $) Year 2015 Rank 119 Source Worldbank	119	296,000,000 296,000,000	2015		Worldbank
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) Year 2015 Rank 29 Source Worldbank	29	10.7 10.7	2015		Worldbank
International tourism, number of arrivals Year 2016 Rank 101 Source Worldbank	101	1,286,000 1,286,000	2016		Worldbank
International tourism, number of departures Year 2008 Rank 111 Source Worldbank	111	123,000 123,000	2008		Worldbank

Doing business

Business starting	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Time required to start a business (days) Year 2017 Rank 94 Source Worldbank	94	12.0 12.0	2017		Worldbank
Start-up procedures to register a business (number) Year 2017 Rank 100 Source Worldbank	100	6 6	2017		Worldbank

Taxes

Taxes	Rank	Value	Year	Drill Down	Source
Tax revenue (% of GDP) Year 2014 Rank 55 Source Worldbank	55	19.5 19.5	2014		Worldbank
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) Year 2014 Rank 39 Source Worldbank	39	41.0 41.0	2014		Worldbank
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) Year 2014 Rank 86 Source Worldbank	86	20.4 20.4	2014		Worldbank