Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Maldives
Maldives: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 7.8% for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Maldives peaked at 9.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 85th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 7.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 7.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.1%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Maldives?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Maldives was 7.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Maldives ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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