Maldives's merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) was 0.000543% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.000272 percentage points from 0.000815% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.000543% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 0.00858% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.000815% | 2013 |
| Highest | 0.00858% | 2018 |
| Lowest | -0.000000000000157% | 1995 |
| Average since 2014 | 0.00193% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0% |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Maldives' merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) fell 0 percentage points on 2022 (from 0.00245% to 0.000543%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below 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 0.01 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.01 percentage points in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Maldives had the 97th highest value of the 205 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 0.000543% | 2023 |
| World | 0.03% | 2023 |
| South Asia | 0.02% | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 0.04% | 2023 |
Closest to Maldives in the 2023 ranking
- Ghana — 93rd of 205: 0.000617%
- Croatia — 94th of 205: 0.000579%
- New Zealand — 95th of 205: 0.000564%
- Austria — 97th of 205: 0.000536%
- North Macedonia — 98th of 205: 0.000528%
- Greenland — 99th of 205: 0.000486%
What this measures
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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 43 values
| Year | Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0005 |
| 2022 | 0.0025 |
| 2021 | 0.002 |
| 2020 | 0.0026 |
| 2019 | 0.0032 |
| 2018 | 0.0086 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | -0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 0.000341% (2023)
- Bhutan — 0% (2023)
- India — 0.03% (2023)
- Nepal — 0.00147% (2023)
- Sri Lanka — 0.000296% (2023)
More private sector & trade data for Maldives
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$3.62 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$444 million (2025)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 52.49% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 6.49% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 36.01% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$1.88 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 29.59% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 1.08% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Maldives's merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)?
- 0.000543% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 0.000543 percentage points from 0% in 1981. The highest value was 0.00858% in 2018 and the lowest -0.000000000000157% in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank?
- 97th highest of 205 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) unusual for Maldives?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.RS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade 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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