Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Maldives
Maldives: Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) was 144.84 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Maldives is 144.84, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 64.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Maldives peaked at 324.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -43.97, in 2011.
Maldives ranks 129th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.78 | — |
| 2001 | 34.85 | +256.2% |
| 2002 | 45.63 | +30.9% |
| 2003 | 51.45 | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 75.72 | +47.2% |
| 2005 | 123.98 | +63.7% |
| 2006 | 139.11 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 117.71 | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 68.85 | -41.5% |
| 2009 | 55.27 | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 71.38 | +29.2% |
| 2011 | -43.97 | -161.6% |
| 2012 | -10.16 | -76.9% |
| 2013 | 18.8 | -285.1% |
| 2014 | 118.64 | +530.9% |
| 2015 | 25.3 | -78.7% |
| 2016 | 15.12 | -40.2% |
| 2017 | 21.72 | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 296.98 | +1267.3% |
| 2019 | 212.57 | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 263.19 | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 206.1 | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 324.05 | +57.2% |
| 2023 | 88.19 | -72.8% |
| 2024 | 144.84 | +64.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 144.84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 864.09, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 144.84 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,293, 11% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1267.3% | 21.72 | 296.98 |
| 2014 | +530.9% | 18.8 | 118.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.24 | 9.78 | 139.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.64 | -43.97 | 296.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.27 | 88.19 | 324.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 126 Guinea-Bissau 163.15 compare
- 127 Wallis and Futuna Islands 153.27 compare
- 128 Tonga 147.98 compare
- 130 Seychelles 141.64 compare
- 131 Vanuatu 141.16 compare
- 132 Samoa 138.53 compare
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 total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Maldives?
- Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Maldives was 144.84 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 324.05 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.97 in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for total assistance for development, by recipient countries?
- Maldives ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total assistance for development, by recipient countries rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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