Maldives's broad money (current LCU) was 71.87 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 135.72% from 30.49 billion in 2015 (8.95% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 71.87 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 41.38 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 30.49 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 71.87 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 61.82 million | 1976 |
| Average since 2016 | 47.11 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 61.82 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Maldives' broad money (current LCU) rose 21.4% on 2024 (from 59.2 billion to 71.87 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +14% and a typical year strayed about 8.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 58% in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.1% in 1982. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.62 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Maldives had the 66th highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Maldives in the 2025 ranking
- Trinidad and Tobago — 62nd of 85: 130.12 billion
- Suriname — 63rd of 85: 110.25 billion
- Ecuador — 64th of 85: 80.94 billion
- Georgia — 66th of 85: 57.66 billion
- Azerbaijan — 67th of 85: 49.86 billion
- Jordan — 68th of 85: 45.97 billion
What this measures
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 50 values
| Year | Broad money (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 71,874,870,580 |
| 2024 | 59,199,515,331 |
| 2023 | 59,241,663,431 |
| 2022 | 55,374,692,357 |
| 2021 | 52,221,659,806 |
| 2020 | 41,384,961,351 |
| 2019 | 36,241,440,260 |
| 2018 | 33,088,326,227 |
| 2017 | 32,005,875,289 |
| 2016 | 30,436,282,609 |
| 2015 |
Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 26.39 trillion (2025)
- Bhutan — 233.38 billion (2024)
- India — 193.74 trillion (2021)
- Nepal — 8.13 trillion (2025)
- Sri Lanka — 9.46 trillion (2019)
More financial sector data for Maldives
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$15.42 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$15.42 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 111.74 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.29% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 32.54% (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 93.34 billion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 8.47 billion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 32.57% (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 60.23% (2025)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Maldives's broad money (current LCU)?
- 71.87 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 116,174% from 61.82 million in 1976 (15.49% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 71.87 billion in 2025 and the lowest 61.82 million in 1976.
- How does Maldives rank?
- 66th highest of 85 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Maldives?
- In 2025, Maldives' broad money (current LCU) rose 21.4% on 2024 (from 59.2 billion to 71.87 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +14% and a typical year strayed about 8.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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