Personal remittances, paid in Maldives

Maldives: Personal remittances, paid was 622.56 million current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
622.56 million current US$
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
70th
of 195 countries
All-time high
622.56 million current US$
in 2024
All-time low
200,000 current US$
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Personal remittances, paid in Maldives, 1980–2024

0200.0M400.0M600.0M1980200220241980: 200.0k current US$1981: 300.0k current US$1982: 1.3M current US$1983: 2.0M current US$1984: 3.4M current US$1985: 2.0M current US$1986: 3.0M current US$1987: 3.7M current US$1988: 5.9M current US$1989: 6.0M current US$1990: 8.2M current US$1991: 17.1M current US$1992: 19.3M current US$1993: 26.8M current US$1994: 22.5M current US$1995: 26.8M current US$1996: 27.5M current US$1997: 28.1M current US$1998: 30.8M current US$1999: 40.9M current US$2000: 46.4M current US$2001: 50.0M current US$2002: 50.6M current US$2003: 55.3M current US$2004: 61.5M current US$2005: 69.9M current US$2006: 83.6M current US$2007: 188.8M current US$2008: 218.7M current US$2009: 190.2M current US$2010: 189.4M current US$2011: 239.9M current US$2012: 259.9M current US$2013: 265.6M current US$2014: 301.4M current US$2015: 348.4M current US$2016: 376.2M current US$2017: 475.3M current US$2018: 532.4M current US$2019: 596.1M current US$2020: 396.7M current US$2021: 496.5M current US$2022: 565.0M current US$2023: 592.2M current US$2024: 622.6M current US$

Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 622.56 million current US$ for personal remittances, paid in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 106.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid in Maldives peaked at 622.56 million current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200,000 current US$, in 1980.

Maldives ranks 70th of 195 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
1980s 2.78 million current US$ 200,000 current US$ 6.00 million current US$ 10
1990s 24.80 million current US$ 8.22 million current US$ 40.88 million current US$ 10
2000s 101.49 million current US$ 46.35 million current US$ 218.70 million current US$ 10
2010s 358.45 million current US$ 189.38 million current US$ 596.12 million current US$ 10
2020s 534.59 million current US$ 396.70 million current US$ 622.56 million current US$ 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 67 Costa Rica 665.15 million current US$ compare
  2. 68 Slovakia 654.41 million current US$ compare
  3. 69 Azerbaijan 643.39 million current US$ compare
  4. 71 Armenia 621.95 million current US$ compare
  5. 72 Panama 610.54 million current US$ compare
  6. 73 Cayman Islands 604.87 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances, paid in Maldives?
Personal remittances, paid in Maldives was 622.56 million current US$ in 2024, according to IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest personal remittances, paid recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 622.56 million current US$ in 2024.
What is the lowest personal remittances, paid recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 current US$ in 1980.
How does Maldives rank for personal remittances, paid?
Maldives ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is personal remittances, paid rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,655 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.