Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was -8.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Maldives, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Maldives is -8.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and down 127.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Maldives peaked at 62.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -10.2%, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 121st of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 62.5% | — |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -39.6% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -41.5% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -29.8% |
| 2020 | -9.2% | -244.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -165.6% |
| 2022 | -7.0% | -215.2% |
| 2023 | -10.2% | +46.0% |
| 2024 | -8.4% | -17.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's -8.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's -8.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5%. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -244.0% | 6.4% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | +165.6% | -9.2% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | -215.2% | 6.1% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.6% | 6.4% | 62.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | -5.8% | -10.2% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 constant US$ (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 net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Maldives?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Maldives was -8.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.2% in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Maldives ranks 121st out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 127.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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