Maldives - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Maldives was -18.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 16.61 in 2014, while its lowest value was -51.57 in 1980.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1980 -51.57
1981 -42.65
1982 -35.67
1983 -34.24
1984 -9.77
1985 4.80
1986 7.33
1987 11.54
1988 7.18
1989 5.22
1990 2.83
1991 -5.93
1992 -5.28
1993 -12.60
1994 -1.47
2014 16.61
2015 7.19
2016 -5.09
2017 -6.95
2018 -13.61
2019 -9.00
2020 -18.94

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts