Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Maldives
Maldives: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3.5% for annual growth of 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, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Maldives peaked at 29.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -28.6%, 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.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.3% | — |
| 2001 | -6.4% | +376.1% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -172.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +139.5% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -67.9% |
| 2005 | -12.9% | -463.5% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -254.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -85.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +56.4% |
| 2009 | -11.2% | -343.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6% | -94.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -380.0% |
| 2012 | -4.1% | -342.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -115.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +162.5% |
| 2015 | -2.2% | -229.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -106.0% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | -1130.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -127.6% |
| 2019 | -0.8% | -316.2% |
| 2020 | -28.6% | +3477.5% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -201.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -85.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -28.2% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | -12.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -4.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -28.6% | 29.1% | 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 annual growth of gdp per employed person in Maldives?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Maldives was 3.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.6% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Maldives ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of 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 International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).