Net foreign assets in Maldives
Maldives: Net foreign assets was 8.07 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Maldives, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets in Maldives stood at 8.07 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Maldives peaked at 14.16 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.73 billion current LCU, in 2008.
That places Maldives 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.25 million current LCU | -5.55 million current LCU | 18.28 million current LCU | 4 |
| 1980s | -69.89 million current LCU | -191.07 million current LCU | 66.62 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 580.54 million current LCU | 27.35 million current LCU | 1.49 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 923.84 million current LCU | -1.73 billion current LCU | 3.34 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 billion current LCU | 684.63 million current LCU | 13.04 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.57 billion current LCU | 6.62 billion current LCU | 14.16 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Maldives
- Domestic credit to private sector 36.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 57.4% (2025)
- Broad money 60.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 32.6% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 93.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.3 (2024)
- Net migration -2,283 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 32.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 15.42 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government 8.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Maldives?
- Net foreign assets in Maldives was 8.07 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 14.16 billion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.73 billion current LCU in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for net foreign assets?
- Maldives ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.