GDP per person employed in Maldives
Maldives: GDP per person employed was 49,706 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per person employed in Maldives stood at 49,706 constant 2021 PPP $.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Maldives peaked at 54,230 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32,796 constant 2021 PPP $, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 80th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,676 constant 2021 PPP $ | 33,598 constant 2021 PPP $ | 43,341 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 46,591 constant 2021 PPP $ | 40,037 constant 2021 PPP $ | 54,230 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,974 constant 2021 PPP $ | 45,945 constant 2021 PPP $ | 48,642 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,725 constant 2021 PPP $ | 32,796 constant 2021 PPP $ | 49,706 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Maldives
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 40.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 43.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Maldives?
- Gdp per person employed in Maldives was 49,706 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 54,230 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2008.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,796 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for gdp per person employed?
- Maldives ranks 80th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.