Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Maldives
Maldives: Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential was 6.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 6.7% for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Maldives peaked at 7.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2013.
That places Maldives 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 6.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 6.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.5%, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 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, preferential status in Maldives?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Maldives was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Maldives ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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