Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Maldives
Maldives
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Trade (% GDP, 2018-2020)
3 755 13 154 -24.4 8 811 67.0
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
173 147 104 78
Imports
154 128 143 117
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f. Share in world total exports (%)
Annual percentage change
2020 286 1 839
2010-2020 4 5
2019 6 -2
2020 0.00
Share in world total imports (%)
2020 -21 -36 2020 0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 52.6
Fuels and mining products: 0.1
Agricultural products: 22.3
Fuels and mining products: 26.6
Manufactures: 0.1
Other: 47.1
Manufactures: 51
Other: 0.2
By main destination, % (2018)
By main origin, % (2018)
Thailand: 36.3 United Kingdom: 9.2 Sri Lanka: 3.4
European Union: 28.2 United States of America: 8.3 Other: 14.6
United Arab Emirates: 18.1 Singapore: 12.5 European Union: 8.8
China: 16.5 India: 9.7 Other: 34.5
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS0802 HS1513 HS2006 HS0106 HS0807
2018 . 0.02040 0.00420 0.00002 0.00001 0.00001
Other nuts, fresh or dried Coconut (copra), or palm kernel oil Plants' parts preserved by sugar Other live animals Melons and papaws, fresh
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS0207 HS1006 HS0402 HS2202 HS2402
2018
Meat and edible offal of poultry Rice Milk and cream, concentrated Waters containing added sugar Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos
26 24 24 20 18
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
50%
Imports 100%
0%
HS0802
HS0207
HS1513
HS1006
HS2006
HS0402
HS0106
HS2202
HS0807
HS2402
2%
4%
6%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2018 0 489
Annual percentage change
2010-2018 30 9
2017 80 6
2018 -5 9
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS0303 HS1604 HS0304 HS0302 HS0305
2018
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillet Prepared or preserved fish Fish fillets and other fish meat Fish, fresh, chilled Fish, dried, salted or in brine
74 41 31 22 5
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS2710 HS8525 HS8802 HS2517 HS9403
2018
Petroleum oils, other than crude Radio-telephony transmission tools Other aircraft Pebbles, gravel Other furniture and parts thereof
440 61 57 57 56
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
228
Imports 50%
0%
HS0303
HS2710
HS1604
HS8525
HS0304
HS8802
HS0302
HS2517
HS0305
HS9403
10%
20%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2018 182 2 472
Annual percentage change
2010-2018 12 14
2017 43 12
2018 -9 29
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Maldives TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020
2010-2020
1 513 707 2020 0.03
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
2019
2020
4 0
-55 -47
-2 5
2020 0.02
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2020)
By main services item, % (2020)
Transport: 5.6 Other commercial services: 2
Travel: 92.4 Goods-related services: 0
Transport: 29.9 Other commercial services: 57.1
By main destination
Travel: 12.9 Goods-related services: 0
By main origin
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
Annual percentage change
2020 na na
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Transport Maldives
800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0
2010
2013
World
2016
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2020 84 212
Exports By sea (2020) By air (2020) By other (2020)
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
Value
2010-2020 8 3
Share (%)
13 55 16
Annual percentage change 2019 4 -5
Imports By sea (2020) By air (2020) By other (2020)
15.5 64.9 18.5
2020 -44 -45
Value
Share (%)
3 15 193
1.2 7.0 90.9
Travel Maldives
200
World
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
100 0
2010
2013
2016
2020 1 398 92
2010-2020 -2 -8
Annual percentage change 2019 4 3
2020 -56 -74
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Million US$
Exports of OCS by main item
Value
Other commercial services Exports Imports
2020
2010-2020
31 404
-5 16
2020
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Annual percentage change
2010-2020
0 0
na na
2019
2020
2 2
-53 -32
2019
2020
na na
na na
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications Residents
na
Trademark applications
Non-residents
na
Total
na
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Residents
na
Industrial design applications
Non-residents
na
Total
na
Residents
na
Non-residents
na
Total
na
229