Maldives - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 21.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 30.86 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1985 0.03
1987 0.02
1990 0.54
1991 2.03
1992 2.15
1993 5.85
1994 6.30
1995 28.49
1996 6.51
1997 9.31
1998 10.99
1999 10.29
2000 8.74
2001 8.78
2002 8.10
2003 7.98
2004 16.17
2005 18.38
2006 21.43
2007 19.99
2008 18.94
2009 16.10
2010 19.89
2011 23.77
2012 30.46
2013 30.86
2014 28.54
2015 18.44
2016 17.69
2017 19.34
2018 19.33
2019 19.96
2020 21.35

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Maldives was 1,839,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,960,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,000,000 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 4,000,000
1961 3,000,000
1962 3,000,000
1963 2,000,000
1964 2,000,000
1965 2,000,000
1966 2,000,000
1967 3,000,000
1968 2,000,000
1969 3,000,000
1970 2,000,000
1971 4,000,000
1972 5,000,000
1973 7,000,000
1974 7,000,000
1975 7,000,000
1976 6,000,000
1977 10,000,000
1978 14,000,000
1979 21,000,000
1980 29,000,000
1981 31,000,000
1982 43,000,000
1983 57,000,000
1984 53,000,000
1985 53,000,000
1986 45,000,000
1987 81,000,000
1988 90,000,000
1989 113,000,000
1990 138,000,000
1991 161,000,000
1992 189,000,000
1993 191,000,000
1994 222,000,000
1995 268,000,000
1996 302,000,000
1997 349,000,000
1998 354,000,000
1999 402,000,000
2000 389,000,000
2001 393,000,000
2002 392,000,000
2003 471,000,000
2004 642,000,000
2005 745,000,000
2006 927,000,000
2007 1,096,000,000
2008 1,388,000,000
2009 963,000,000
2010 1,091,000,000
2011 1,465,000,000
2012 1,554,000,000
2013 1,733,000,000
2014 1,993,000,000
2015 1,896,000,000
2016 2,125,000,000
2017 2,360,000,000
2018 2,960,000,000
2019 2,888,000,000
2020 1,839,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 48.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 82.56 in 1987, while its lowest value was 48.43 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 73.28
1982 56.50
1983 79.05
1984 81.53
1985 80.91
1986 80.04
1987 82.56
1988 80.39
1989 80.45
1990 80.97
1991 78.53
1992 76.78
1993 74.28
1994 71.69
1995 79.55
1996 63.95
1997 63.87
1998 65.34
1999 63.98
2000 56.96
2001 59.20
2002 60.21
2003 58.92
2004 62.62
2005 66.00
2006 66.61
2007 61.88
2008 66.06
2009 63.02
2010 62.51
2011 65.50
2012 65.69
2013 65.98
2014 63.49
2015 55.09
2016 49.94
2017 50.78
2018 48.82
2019 51.56
2020 48.43

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 31.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 35.57 in 2018, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 17.31
1982 8.09
1983 10.36
1984 6.70
1985 8.59
1986 7.49
1987 7.16
1988 9.00
1989 9.48
1990 6.75
1991 6.74
1992 8.39
1993 8.95
1994 8.83
1995 7.15
1996 15.27
1997 14.31
1998 12.25
1999 13.98
2000 19.93
2001 16.82
2002 13.35
2003 16.76
2004 16.17
2005 16.53
2006 17.40
2007 19.16
2008 17.01
2009 17.56
2010 19.41
2011 18.13
2012 18.29
2013 18.45
2014 20.81
2015 24.99
2016 30.16
2017 30.05
2018 35.57
2019 32.24
2020 31.33

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 28.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 31.17 in 2018, while its lowest value was 6.43 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 14.87
1982 8.09
1983 10.02
1984 6.70
1985 8.55
1986 7.49
1987 7.15
1988 9.00
1989 9.48
1990 6.73
1991 6.67
1992 8.21
1993 8.53
1994 7.59
1995 6.43
1996 14.80
1997 13.47
1998 11.66
1999 13.36
2000 19.32
2001 16.11
2002 12.49
2003 16.16
2004 14.84
2005 15.81
2006 16.68
2007 18.25
2008 16.32
2009 16.41
2010 17.28
2011 16.33
2012 16.57
2013 16.36
2014 19.00
2015 22.40
2016 26.37
2017 26.41
2018 31.17
2019 29.59
2020 28.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 1.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 3.03 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1990 0.00
1991 0.05
1992 0.15
1993 0.38
1994 0.33
1995 0.04
1996 0.09
1997 0.03
1998 0.03
1999 0.00
2000 0.13
2001 0.01
2002 0.05
2003 0.07
2004 0.13
2005 0.37
2006 0.11
2007 0.08
2008 0.15
2009 0.31
2010 0.70
2011 0.55
2012 0.51
2013 0.43
2014 0.51
2015 1.11
2016 2.07
2017 2.15
2018 3.03
2019 1.29
2020 1.66

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 0.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 1.13 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1996.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1987 0.01
1990 0.01
1992 0.00
1993 0.00
1994 0.14
1995 0.02
1996 0.00
2000 0.08
2001 0.20
2002 0.18
2003 0.10
2004 0.21
2005 0.12
2006 0.18
2007 0.21
2008 0.24
2009 0.36
2010 0.58
2011 0.71
2012 0.76
2013 1.13
2014 0.85
2015 0.86
2016 0.83
2017 0.88
2018 0.60
2019 0.60
2020 0.56

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 0.306 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 0.350 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.003 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1985 0.031
1990 0.003
1991 0.003
1992 0.038
1993 0.037
1994 0.004
1995 0.324
2000 0.006
2001 0.018
2002 0.026
2003 0.035
2004 0.105
2005 0.072
2006 0.154
2007 0.350
2008 0.131
2009 0.202
2010 0.230
2011 0.282
2012 0.183
2013 0.223
2014 0.138
2015 0.276
2016 0.333
2017 0.221
2018 0.307
2019 0.246
2020 0.306

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 20.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 33.31 in 1982, while its lowest value was 7.70 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 7.70
1982 33.31
1983 10.26
1984 11.15
1985 10.04
1986 11.07
1987 10.17
1988 10.60
1989 10.07
1990 12.15
1991 14.06
1992 14.65
1993 15.63
1994 17.61
1995 13.19
1996 20.19
1997 21.27
1998 21.80
1999 20.99
2000 23.12
2001 23.78
2002 26.40
2003 24.30
2004 21.21
2005 17.46
2006 15.79
2007 18.74
2008 16.70
2009 19.03
2010 17.71
2011 16.11
2012 15.77
2013 15.36
2014 15.50
2015 19.45
2016 19.66
2017 18.90
2018 15.61
2019 16.20
2020 20.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 0.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 2.44 in 1981, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 2.44
1983 0.33
1991 0.03
1993 0.00
1994 0.78
1995 0.33
1996 0.38
1997 0.80
1998 0.56
1999 0.62
2000 0.39
2001 0.47
2002 0.60
2003 0.40
2004 0.88
2005 0.16
2006 0.26
2007 0.27
2008 0.16
2009 0.28
2010 0.61
2011 0.26
2012 0.27
2013 0.31
2014 0.32
2015 0.35
2016 0.56
2017 0.41
2018 0.46
2019 0.52
2020 0.58

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 0.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 2.10 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 1.71
1982 2.10
1983 0.33
1984 0.62
1985 0.47
1986 1.40
1987 0.11
1988 0.00
1989 0.01
1990 0.12
1991 0.66
1992 0.17
1993 1.14
1994 1.86
1995 0.11
1996 0.59
1997 0.55
1998 0.61
1999 1.05
2000 0.00
2001 0.21
2002 0.04
2003 0.01
2004 0.01
2005 0.01
2006 0.20
2007 0.22
2008 0.24
2009 0.39
2010 0.36
2011 0.26
2012 0.25
2013 0.21
2014 0.21
2015 0.47
2016 0.25
2017 0.26
2018 0.01
2019 0.01
2020 0.01

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Maldives was $1,837,869,000 as of 2020. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,959,822,000 in 2018 and $38,534,100 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 $38,534,100
1982 $68,590,480
1983 $66,225,610
1984 $70,835,720
1985 $70,124,580
1986 $78,424,820
1987 $98,122,290
1988 $121,997,100
1989 $143,013,100
1990 $137,879,000
1991 $161,751,000
1992 $189,280,000
1993 $191,277,100
1994 $221,716,800
1995 $356,659,700
1996 $300,135,500
1997 $348,848,400
1998 $353,971,700
1999 $402,159,600
2000 $387,519,400
2001 $391,781,700
2002 $390,083,500
2003 $469,821,100
2004 $643,516,800
2005 $740,748,400
2006 $928,368,900
2007 $1,098,472,000
2008 $1,390,270,000
2009 $968,059,100
2010 $1,097,296,000
2011 $1,414,477,000
2012 $1,557,595,000
2013 $1,736,733,000
2014 $1,996,714,000
2015 $1,900,625,000
2016 $2,132,199,000
2017 $2,364,304,000
2018 $2,959,822,000
2019 $2,887,506,000
2020 $1,837,869,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Maldives was 20.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 33.31 in 1982, while its lowest value was 7.70 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 7.70
1982 33.31
1983 10.26
1984 11.15
1985 10.04
1986 11.07
1987 10.17
1988 10.60
1989 10.07
1990 12.15
1991 14.06
1992 14.65
1993 15.63
1994 17.61
1995 13.19
1996 20.19
1997 21.27
1998 21.80
1999 20.99
2000 23.12
2001 23.78
2002 26.40
2003 24.30
2004 21.21
2005 17.46
2006 15.79
2007 18.74
2008 16.70
2009 19.03
2010 17.71
2011 16.11
2012 15.77
2013 15.36
2014 15.50
2015 19.45
2016 19.66
2017 18.90
2018 15.61
2019 16.20
2020 20.23

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports