Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Maldives
Maldives: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -2.58 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Maldives, 1976–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Maldives stood at -2.58 billion. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 451.5% on the previous year and down 272.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Maldives peaked at 3.37 billion in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2.58 billion, in 2008.
Maldives ranks 161st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.45 million | — |
| 1977 | -5.55 million | -483.4% |
| 1978 | 18.28 million | -429.3% |
| 1979 | 14.81 million | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 10.41 million | -29.7% |
| 1981 | -53.72 million | -616.1% |
| 1982 | -81.55 million | +51.8% |
| 1983 | -135.00 million | +65.5% |
| 1984 | -169.58 million | +25.6% |
| 1985 | -191.07 million | +12.7% |
| 1986 | -123.16 million | -35.5% |
| 1987 | -56.52 million | -54.1% |
| 1988 | 66.62 million | -217.9% |
| 1989 | 34.69 million | -47.9% |
| 1990 | 56.92 million | +64.1% |
| 1991 | 178.16 million | +213.0% |
| 1992 | 206.30 million | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 27.35 million | -86.7% |
| 1994 | 136.95 million | +400.7% |
| 1995 | 319.56 million | +133.3% |
| 1996 | 822.95 million | +157.5% |
| 1997 | 1.17 billion | +41.7% |
| 1998 | 1.49 billion | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 1.40 billion | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.32 billion | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.18 billion | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 1.68 billion | +43.0% |
| 2003 | 2.64 billion | +56.9% |
| 2004 | 3.37 billion | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 1.79 billion | -47.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 billion | -42.5% |
| 2007 | -467.39 million | -145.5% |
| 2008 | -2.58 billion | +451.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.25 million | -5.55 million | 18.28 million | 4 |
| 1980s | -69.89 million | -191.07 million | 66.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 580.54 million | 27.35 million | 1.49 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 billion | -2.58 billion | 3.37 billion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Maldives
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 176,266 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 713.71 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 718.93 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 718.93 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 718.93 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,357 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Maldives?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Maldives was -2.58 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 billion in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.58 billion in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Maldives ranks 161st out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 272.8%. 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 Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.