Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives
Maldives: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 3.47 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3.47 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 259.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives peaked at 29.12 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -28.62, in 2020.
That places Maldives 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.34 | — |
| 2001 | -6.38 | +376.1% |
| 2002 | 4.63 | -172.6% |
| 2003 | 11.09 | +139.5% |
| 2004 | 3.56 | -67.9% |
| 2005 | -12.94 | -463.5% |
| 2006 | 19.98 | -254.4% |
| 2007 | 2.96 | -85.2% |
| 2008 | 4.63 | +56.4% |
| 2009 | -11.25 | -343.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6 | -94.7% |
| 2011 | 1.68 | -380.0% |
| 2012 | -4.07 | -342.3% |
| 2013 | 0.64 | -115.7% |
| 2014 | 1.68 | +162.5% |
| 2015 | -2.18 | -229.8% |
| 2016 | 0.13 | -106.0% |
| 2017 | -1.34 | -1130.8% |
| 2018 | 0.37 | -127.6% |
| 2019 | -0.8 | -316.2% |
| 2020 | -28.62 | +3477.5% |
| 2021 | 29.12 | -201.7% |
| 2022 | 4.37 | -85.0% |
| 2023 | 3.93 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 2.82 | -28.2% |
| 2025 | 3.47 | +23.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.47 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.47 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.01, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -3477.5% | -0.8 | -28.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 | -12.94 | 19.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.449 | -4.07 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | -28.62 | 29.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More work & labour data for Maldives
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3002 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4913 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1384 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.545 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 310.55 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 265.89 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 257.6 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 217.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 474.92 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Maldives was 3.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29.12 in 2021.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.62 in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Maldives ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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