Central government expense in Maldives
Central government expense in Maldives was equal to 29.5% of GDP in 2021.
Maldives, 2021
29.5%
Change from 2020
−5.9percentage points
World, 2021
31.7%
Position in 2021
62nd of 125
Central government expense in Maldives over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | – | 27.1% |
| 2012 | – | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.9 percentage points from 35.3% in 2020.
- Since 2009, when it was 29.2%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 125 countries with data for 2021, Maldives has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 31.7%.