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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Maldives: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Maldives is placed 79th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 24,401 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 34.53 (2025).
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Economy & Innovation
79th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 24,401GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 34.53Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Maldives on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
24,401
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Maldives: 24,401. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Asia
- 24,401 Maldives
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Maldives’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
34.53
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Maldives: 34.53. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Asia
- 57.85 Nepal
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Maldives, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Asia
- 0.705 India
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Maldives, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Asia
- 91.06 Iran
02Over time
Which way Maldives is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
MaldivesWorld median
Maldives rose from 13,738 in 2000 to 24,401 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Maldives World median 2025 24,401 17,265 2024 23,034 18,108 2023 22,333 17,686 2022 21,358 16,933 2021 19,053 16,260 2020 14,243 15,631 2019 21,856 16,761 2018 21,073 16,349 2017 20,037 16,129 2016 19,345 15,512 2015 18,829 14,857 2014 18,765 14,475 2013 17,987 14,681 2012 17,390 14,631 2011 17,582 13,916 2010 16,730 14,101 2009 16,230 13,655 2008 18,344 14,030 2007 17,440 13,755 2006 16,830 12,983 2005 13,943 12,023 2004 15,959 11,608 2003 15,316 11,183 2002 13,690 11,144 2001 12,978 10,907 2000 13,738 10,589
03In context
Maldives beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Maldives and Southern Asia
Maldives has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bhutan | 68th | 16,744 | 44.34 | — | — |
 Iran | =73rd | 16,834 | — | -0.071 | 91.06 |
| Maldives | 79th | 24,401 | 34.53 | — | — |
 India | 86th | 10,039 | 21.46 | 0.705 | 89.02 |
 Sri Lanka | =88th | 14,583 | 37.72 | -0.045 | 81.69 |
 Nepal | 97th | 5,277 | 57.85 | -0.102 | 59.99 |
 Bangladesh | 117th | 8,677 | 42.51 | -0.439 | 43.28 |
 Afghanistan | 131st | — | 21.54 | -0.818 | — |
 Pakistan | 159th | 5,617 | 2.113 | -0.233 | 27.3 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Maldives in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Maldives is ahead of the world, and behind
39 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Maldives does better than the middle country measured.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38923.028.389▲ Improved since 2014
Maldives: 23.02 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 9th of 118 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3963.5252.39No earlier reading
Maldives: 63.52 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 18th of 169 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3966.3113.396▲ Improved since 2015
Maldives: 6.311 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 26th of 186 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.522.7327.5▲ Improved since 2010
Maldives: 22.73 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.939.18512.93No real change since 2014
Maldives: 9.185 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 76th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8133.6641.81No earlier reading
Maldives: 33.66 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 116th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6751.3846.67▲ Improved since 2012
Maldives: 51.38 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 195 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.414.8510.4No earlier reading
Maldives: 14.85 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48674,50146,486▲ Improved since 2010
Maldives: 74,501 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 58th of 150 · derived.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Maldives does worse than the middle country measured.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.4130.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Maldives: 0.413 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 99th of 170 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8008,90712,800No real change since 2017
Maldives: 8,907 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 106th of 173 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.397-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Maldives: -0.397 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 128th of 209 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1926.3940.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Maldives: 26.39 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 143rd of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0699.53107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Maldives: 99.53 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 144th of 194 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2393.7106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Maldives: 93.7 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 161st of 195 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9475.5643.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Maldives: 75.56 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 20th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0894.49106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Maldives: 94.49 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 164th of 195 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4513.1431.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Maldives: 3.143 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 17th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4740.9327.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Maldives: 0.932 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 106th of 118 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2114.4756.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Maldives: 14.47 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 156th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.420.93225.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Maldives: 0.932 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 168th of 170 · derived.
No better end18
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60275.979.602Moved since 2015
Maldives: 75.97 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.96811.231.968Moved since 2015
Maldives: 11.23 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6611.123.66Moved since 2012
Maldives: 11.12 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4670.306Moved since 2015
Maldives: 0.467 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.7070.523Moved since 2013
Maldives: 0.707 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8526.2521.85Moved since 2014
Maldives: 26.25 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1775.9867.17Moved since 2014
Maldives: 75.98 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3063.2923.306Moved since 2015
Maldives: 3.292 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73180.64275.73Moved since 2016
Maldives: 180.64 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5724.5916.572Moved since 2015
Maldives: 4.591 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 93rd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402282,240Moved since 2022
Maldives: 228 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2392.17103.23Moved since 2015
Maldives: 92.17 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 241524No real change since 2016
Maldives: 15 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.0041.708No real change since 2011
Maldives: 0.004 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 170th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0611.1922.06Moved since 2014
Maldives: 11.19 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 131st of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.0261.235Moved since 2016
Maldives: 0.026 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.659.3324.65Moved since 2015
Maldives: 9.33 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 155th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.261.78711.26Moved since 2015
Maldives: 1.787 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 130th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Maldives
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2017), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2019), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Creative Services Exports (last 2010), Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption (last 2024), Gini Index (last 2019), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2019), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2024), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Household Consumption (last 2024), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2019), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2019), Logistics Performance Index (last 2018), New Business Density (last 2023), Palma Ratio (last 2019), Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Minimum Wage (last 2022), Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024), Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Maldives’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Maldives’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality13th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 56th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing62nd of 2003/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 64th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Security68th of 1773/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge79th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation79th of 1762/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties97th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture92nd of 1843/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital103rd of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions105th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability128th of 1862/4 keys
- Gender & Equality149th of 1833/4 keys
- Digital & Technology162nd of 1984/4 keys
- Energy136th of 1652/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade169th of 1772/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Maldives can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Southern Asia
Bhutan68th2/4 keysThis page
Maldives79th2/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Maldives and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Maldives on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Maldives rank on economy & innovation?
Maldives is placed 79th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Maldives?
24,401 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Maldives?
34.53 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How have Maldives’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 13,738 in 2000 to 24,401 in 2025.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Maldives?
No current reading is published for Maldives on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Container Port Traffic, Creative Services Exports, Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Logistics Performance Index, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Minimum Wage, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP), Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 39 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Maldives’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Maldives (banner) — Steevie, CC0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Maldives: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/maldives/economy