Return on assets in Maldives
Maldives: Return on assets was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Return on assets in Maldives, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.9% for return on assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on assets in Maldives peaked at 6.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 11th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Return on assets in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.6% | — |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +82.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -44.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +127.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -2.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.1%, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Return on assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +127.7% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 5.8% | 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 return on assets in Maldives?
- Return on assets in Maldives was 4.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest return on assets recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest return on assets recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for return on assets?
- Maldives ranks 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is return on assets rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Return on assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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