Maldives - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Maldives was $2,448,635,000 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,101,844,000 in 2018 and $10,900,000 in 1977.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1977 $10,900,000
1978 $16,200,000
1979 $46,700,000
1980 $87,100,000
1981 $93,600,000
1982 $93,700,000
1983 $96,500,000
1984 $95,200,000
1985 $85,000,000
1986 $86,249,000
1987 $94,890,000
1988 $115,760,000
1989 $140,188,000
1990 $159,227,000
1991 $183,940,000
1992 $217,300,000
1993 $234,965,000
1994 $257,883,900
1995 $312,474,900
1996 $353,457,500
1997 $401,179,400
1998 $410,364,100
1999 $462,032,500
2000 $451,653,900
2001 $456,069,100
2002 $455,862,200
2003 $534,558,800
2004 $722,228,500
2005 $868,551,700
2006 $1,046,505,000
2007 $1,635,687,000
2008 $2,076,965,000
2009 $1,480,032,000
2010 $1,693,203,000
2011 $2,297,846,000
2012 $2,146,445,000
2013 $2,399,558,000
2014 $2,754,149,000
2015 $2,769,185,000
2016 $3,198,228,000
2017 $3,501,378,000
2018 $4,101,844,000
2019 $4,090,466,000
2020 $2,448,635,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Maldives was $2,560,648,000 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,437,933,000 in 2018 and $85,023,950 in 1985.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
1980 $87,100,000
1981 $93,600,000
1982 $93,651,670
1983 $96,500,000
1984 $95,200,000
1985 $85,023,950
1986 $86,187,940
1987 $94,869,130
1988 $115,734,100
1989 $140,184,500
1990 $177,683,600
1991 $202,511,000
1992 $237,318,000
1993 $257,048,800
1994 $281,999,200
2014 $2,761,372,000
2015 $2,924,579,000
2016 $3,375,150,000
2017 $3,767,979,000
2018 $4,437,933,000
2019 $4,399,141,000
2020 $2,560,648,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Maldives was 39,386,090,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68,303,330,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 603,500,000 in 1985.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

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

Year Value
1980 657,605,000
1981 706,680,000
1982 671,829,000
1983 680,325,000
1984 671,160,000
1985 603,500,000
1986 616,330,000
1987 874,978,000
1988 1,016,724,000
1989 1,267,408,000
1990 1,697,234,000
1991 2,076,345,000
1992 2,508,261,000
1993 2,816,457,000
1994 3,267,186,000
2014 42,471,000,000
2015 44,939,960,000
2016 51,870,650,000
2017 57,977,890,000
2018 68,303,330,000
2019 67,667,590,000
2020 39,386,090,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Maldives was 2,300,634,000 as of 2020. Over the past 6 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,915,506,000 in 2018 and 2,300,634,000 in 2020.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
2014 2,894,898,000
2015 2,924,579,000
2016 3,207,277,000
2017 3,470,963,000
2018 3,915,506,000
2019 3,905,461,000
2020 2,300,634,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Maldives was -41.09 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.81 in 2018 and a minimum value of -41.09 in 2020.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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

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Year Value
2015 1.03
2016 9.67
2017 8.22
2018 12.81
2019 -0.26
2020 -41.09

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Maldives was 33,752,570,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57,444,320,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 33,752,570,000 in 2020.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

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

Year Value
2014 42,471,000,000
2015 42,906,450,000
2016 47,053,910,000
2017 50,922,440,000
2018 57,444,320,000
2019 57,296,960,000
2020 33,752,570,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Maldives was 68.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 209.02 in 1981, while its lowest value was 60.75 in 1986.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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

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Year Value
1980 205.12
1981 209.02
1982 195.47
1983 166.87
1984 86.94
1985 66.85
1986 60.75
1987 67.18
1988 68.68
1989 73.97
1990 82.63
1991 82.86
1992 83.31
1993 79.73
1994 79.21
2014 74.69
2015 71.17
2016 77.07
2017 79.26
2018 83.72
2019 78.45
2020 68.42

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments