Broad money growth (annual %) in Maldives
Maldives: Broad money growth (annual %) was 21.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Maldives, 1977–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 21.4% for broad money growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30,194.8% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Maldives peaked at 58.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -11.1%, in 1982.
Maldives ranks 20th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2.2% | — |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +163.4% |
| 1979 | 35.4% | +513.6% |
| 1980 | 58.0% | +64.2% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | -83.2% |
| 1982 | -11.1% | -214.0% |
| 1983 | -1.6% | -85.2% |
| 1984 | 32.4% | -2070.0% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | -53.1% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | +39.6% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 24.8% | +33.2% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -49.3% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | +185.8% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -35.8% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | +69.6% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -84.7% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +86.3% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +177.7% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +82.6% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -66.2% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +77.8% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +36.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -75.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +272.9% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -101.5% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -2926.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -34.4% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +181.8% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +48.9% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +84.5% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -76.9% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +15.7% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -101.0% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | -30194.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 21.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 21.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.4%, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +30194.7% | -0.1% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | +2926.1% | -0.2% | 5.2% |
| 1984 | +2070.0% | -1.6% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 2.2% | 35.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | -11.1% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 3.5% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 4.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | -0.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | -0.1% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More financial sector data for Maldives
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.07 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Maldives?
- Broad money growth in Maldives was 21.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.1% in 1982.
- How does Maldives rank for broad money growth?
- Maldives ranks 20th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.