Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre was 217,554 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 217,554 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 44.0% on the previous year and up 267.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 613,620 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1978.
Maldives ranks 1st 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.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 10 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 13.33 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 26.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 90 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +237.5% |
| 1982 | 286.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +218.5% |
| 1983 | 3,493 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +1118.4% |
| 1984 | 6,238 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +78.6% |
| 1985 | 7,486 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 19,669 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +162.7% |
| 1987 | 4,883 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -75.2% |
| 1988 | 4,880 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 5,633 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 5,976 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 5,630 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 5,716 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6,740 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 7,181 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 7,747 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 8,394 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 8,702 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 9,562 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 11,809 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 12,751 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 13,316 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 15,123 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 15,946 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 20,839 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 20,633 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 21,566 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 40,049 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 2008 | 65,516 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 2009 | 59,536 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 71,922 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 78,733 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 59,945 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 59,214 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 45,096 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 63,880 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 70,535 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 56,758 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 600,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +958.5% |
| 2019 | 613,620 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 322,514 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2021 | 498,560 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2022 | 151,118 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 2023 | 217,554 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 217,554 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,198 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 41.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 217,554 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 8,906 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 24.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +1118.4% | 286.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,493 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +958.5% | 56,758 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 600,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +237.5% | 26.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 90 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +218.5% | 90 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 286.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +162.7% | 7,486 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,669 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.33 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 5,269 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,669 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,746 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,630 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,809 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,528 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,751 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 65,516 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,048 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 45,096 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 613,620 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 297,436 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 151,118 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 498,560 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68,305 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 3 Grenada 67,782 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,196 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Maldives was 217,554 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 613,620 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Maldives rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.4%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.