Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.1209 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2011. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1986–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.1209 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0.2221 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0501 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
Maldives ranks 106th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0501 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.0591 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1303 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +120.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1114 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0941 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0933 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0821 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0899 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1235 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +37.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1722 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +39.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1962 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1988 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1084 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -45.5% |
| 2002 | 0.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 0.153 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1672 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1608 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1474 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1655 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1062 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1116 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1356 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1209 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1209 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 54% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.1209 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1473 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +120.4% | 0.0591 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1303 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0918 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0501 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1303 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1403 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0821 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1469 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1062 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1988 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1209 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1356 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 103 France 0.1259 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Latvia 0.125 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Liberia 0.1245 US dollar per US$ of GDP
- 107 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1204 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Slovakia 0.1172 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Dominican Republic 0.1154 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Maldives?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0.1209 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2221 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0501 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does Maldives rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 169 countries with data for 2011.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.