External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was 16.51 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Maldives, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 16.51 % change on previous year for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 59.8% on the previous year and up 538.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Maldives peaked at 264.24 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -11.37 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Maldives ranks 8th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 75.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 264.24 % change on previous year | +249.8% |
| 1981 | 48.95 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 1982 | 14.05 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1983 | 14.62 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1985 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 1986 | 19.6 % change on previous year | -1413.2% |
| 1987 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1988 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
| 1989 | -8.35 % change on previous year | +108.6% |
| 1990 | 17.58 % change on previous year | -310.4% |
| 1991 | 22.01 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 15.99 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1993 | 20.78 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 12.07 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 1995 | 23.99 % change on previous year | +98.7% |
| 1996 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4874 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 1998 | 11.6 % change on previous year | +2280.9% |
| 1999 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2000 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -183.4% |
| 2001 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2002 | 23.13 % change on previous year | -1172.6% |
| 2003 | 16.2 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 18.68 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 2005 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 2006 | 49.75 % change on previous year | -2270.4% |
| 2007 | 41.44 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 6.85 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 2009 | 11.81 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 2010 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 2011 | -3.49 % change on previous year | +70.9% |
| 2012 | 13.43 % change on previous year | -485.1% |
| 2013 | 13.03 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 2015 | -11.37 % change on previous year | -539.5% |
| 2016 | 19.23 % change on previous year | -269.1% |
| 2017 | 34.66 % change on previous year | +80.2% |
| 2018 | 54.43 % change on previous year | +57.1% |
| 2019 | 12.43 % change on previous year | -77.2% |
| 2020 | 37.78 % change on previous year | +204.1% |
| 2021 | 10.42 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 2022 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 2023 | 10.33 % change on previous year | -629.6% |
| 2024 | 16.51 % change on previous year | +59.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.53 % change on previous year | 75.53 % change on previous year | 75.53 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1980s | 35.63 % change on previous year | -8.35 % change on previous year | 264.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8 % change on previous year | 0.4874 % change on previous year | 23.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.86 % change on previous year | -4.84 % change on previous year | 49.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.29 % change on previous year | -11.37 % change on previous year | 54.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.62 % change on previous year | -1.95 % change on previous year | 37.78 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.22 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 18.92 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Botswana 18.44 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Benin 15.91 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 14.4 % change on previous year compare
- 11 El Salvador 13.5 % change on previous year compare
More external debt data for Maldives
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 3.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 6.06 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -4,576 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -1.72 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -3.25 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 5,658 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Maldives?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Maldives was 16.51 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 264.24 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.37 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 8th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 538.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
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The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.