How does Maldives rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Maldives ranks 16th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives
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Maldives: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.6328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 9.2%

World rank

16th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.8781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1982

All-time low

0.1589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

Years of data

1978–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1978–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.6328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 148.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0.8781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1978.

That places Maldives 16th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1978 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1978	0.1589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1979	0.1765 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1980	0.5832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+230.4%
1981	0.8237 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.2%
1982	0.8781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1983	0.8338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1984	0.4549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.4%
1985	0.3858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1986	0.4136 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1987	0.4379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1988	0.3523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
1989	0.2871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
1990	0.2974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1991	0.3193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1992	0.3177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1993	0.3391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1994	0.3442 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1995	0.3808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1996	0.3631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1997	0.3233 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1998	0.3396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1999	0.3293 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2000	0.2958 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2001	0.2077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.8%
2002	0.248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.4%
2003	0.2457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2004	0.2501 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2005	0.2577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2006	0.285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2007	0.3398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
2008	0.2986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2009	0.3234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2010	0.2871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2011	0.2585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2012	0.2819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2013	0.279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2014	0.2551 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2015	0.2024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
2016	0.226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2017	0.2787 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
2018	0.3835 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.6%
2019	0.407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2020	0.8648 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+112.5%
2021	0.675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
2022	0.5627 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
2023	0.5793 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2024	0.6328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1765 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2
1980s	0.545 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2752 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2859 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.6629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5627 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8648 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Maldives

13 Djibouti 0.6835 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
14 Cape Verde 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
15 Lesotho 0.6794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
17 El Salvador 0.6206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
19 Guinea-Bissau 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

All data for Maldives →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0.6328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.8781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
How does Maldives rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 16th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.