Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Maldives
Maldives: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 304.88 US dollar per person in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Maldives, 1986–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Maldives is 304.88 US dollar per person, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 36.2% on the previous year and up 225.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Maldives peaked at 304.88 US dollar per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.69 US dollar per person, in 1986.
That places Maldives 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 11.69 US dollar per person | — |
| 1987 | 35.39 US dollar per person | +202.8% |
| 1988 | 26.56 US dollar per person | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 38.95 US dollar per person | +46.6% |
| 1990 | 47.42 US dollar per person | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 55.4 US dollar per person | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 61.32 US dollar per person | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 42.08 US dollar per person | -31.4% |
| 1994 | 40.8 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 54.64 US dollar per person | +33.9% |
| 1996 | 85.18 US dollar per person | +55.9% |
| 1997 | 50.05 US dollar per person | -41.2% |
| 1998 | 86.72 US dollar per person | +73.3% |
| 1999 | 68.81 US dollar per person | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 78.45 US dollar per person | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 93.73 US dollar per person | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 115.67 US dollar per person | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 215.52 US dollar per person | +86.3% |
| 2004 | 263.26 US dollar per person | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 153.81 US dollar per person | -41.6% |
| 2006 | 216.85 US dollar per person | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 250.27 US dollar per person | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 173.1 US dollar per person | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 199.2 US dollar per person | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 223.87 US dollar per person | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 304.88 US dollar per person | +36.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 304.88 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,263 US dollar per person, 24% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 304.88 US dollar per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 164.37 US dollar per person, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +202.8% | 11.69 US dollar per person | 35.39 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.15 US dollar per person | 11.69 US dollar per person | 38.95 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 59.24 US dollar per person | 40.8 US dollar per person | 86.72 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 175.99 US dollar per person | 78.45 US dollar per person | 263.26 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.38 US dollar per person | 223.87 US dollar per person | 304.88 US dollar per person | 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Maldives?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Maldives was 304.88 US dollar per person in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 304.88 US dollar per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.69 US dollar per person in 1986.
- How does Maldives rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Maldives ranks 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2011.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.3%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.