External debt stocks, long-term in Maldives

Maldives: External debt stocks, long-term was 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.47 billion DOD, current US$
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
80th
of 121 countries
All-time high
4.47 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
All-time low
3.87 million DOD, current US$
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024

External debt stocks, long-term in Maldives, 1978–2024

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Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, long-term in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 373.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Maldives peaked at 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.87 million DOD, current US$, in 1978.

Maldives ranks 80th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.34 million DOD, current US$ 3.87 million DOD, current US$ 6.80 million DOD, current US$ 2
1980s 48.51 million DOD, current US$ 24.76 million DOD, current US$ 61.84 million DOD, current US$ 10
1990s 132.16 million DOD, current US$ 63.96 million DOD, current US$ 194.05 million DOD, current US$ 10
2000s 397.36 million DOD, current US$ 180.67 million DOD, current US$ 758.54 million DOD, current US$ 10
2010s 1.17 billion DOD, current US$ 717.14 million DOD, current US$ 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ 10
2020s 3.71 billion DOD, current US$ 3.21 billion DOD, current US$ 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 77 Congo 5.34 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  2. 78 Madagascar 5.26 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  3. 79 Niger 4.53 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  4. 81 Guinea 4.17 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  5. 82 Mauritania 3.61 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  6. 83 Togo 3.47 billion DOD, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term in Maldives?
External debt stocks, long-term in Maldives was 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 3.87 million DOD, current US$ in 1978.
How does Maldives rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
Maldives ranks 80th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 373.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.