Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 in Maldives
Maldives: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 was -6.72 in 2031. ◆ Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of in Maldives, 1990–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2031, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Maldives stood at -6.72.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Maldives peaked at -1.46 in 1997 and was at its lowest, -23.7, in 2020.
That places Maldives 25th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -12.77 | — |
| 1991 | -10.22 | -19.9% |
| 1992 | -12.6 | +23.3% |
| 1993 | -13.89 | +10.2% |
| 1994 | -4.82 | -65.3% |
| 1995 | -5.66 | +17.6% |
| 1996 | -2.01 | -64.5% |
| 1997 | -1.46 | -27.4% |
| 1998 | -2.25 | +54.1% |
| 1999 | -3.03 | +34.5% |
| 2000 | -3.89 | +28.5% |
| 2001 | -3.97 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | -3.97 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -3.45 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | -2.26 | -34.5% |
| 2005 | -7.81 | +245.9% |
| 2006 | -4.52 | -42.1% |
| 2007 | -3.16 | -30.2% |
| 2008 | -9.92 | +214.3% |
| 2009 | -17.93 | +80.7% |
| 2010 | -13.58 | -24.3% |
| 2011 | -8.13 | -40.1% |
| 2012 | -6.91 | -15.1% |
| 2013 | -3.49 | -49.5% |
| 2014 | -2.42 | -30.6% |
| 2015 | -6.52 | +169.5% |
| 2016 | -9.93 | +52.4% |
| 2017 | -3.02 | -69.6% |
| 2018 | -5.17 | +71.1% |
| 2019 | -6.54 | +26.6% |
| 2020 | -23.7 | +262.2% |
| 2021 | -14.18 | -40.1% |
| 2022 | -11.16 | -21.3% |
| 2023 | -13.17 | +18.0% |
| 2024 | -11.57 | -12.1% |
| 2025 | -2.94 | -74.6% |
| 2026 | -11.22 | +281.1% |
| 2027 | -9.09 | -19.0% |
| 2028 | -8.88 | -2.3% |
| 2029 | -8.67 | -2.3% |
| 2030 | -8.36 | -3.7% |
| 2031 | -6.72 | -19.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's -6.72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.88, 2.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -281.1% | -2.94 | -11.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.87 | -13.89 | -1.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.09 | -17.93 | -2.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.57 | -13.58 | -2.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.46 | -23.7 | -2.94 | 10 |
| 2030s | -7.54 | -8.36 | -6.72 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More external debt data for Maldives
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 5,658 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 64.49 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 4.13 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 4.48 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 205.69 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Maldives?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Maldives was -6.72 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was -1.46 in 1997.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.7 in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of?
- Maldives ranks 25th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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