Taxes on goods and services in Maldives

Maldives: Taxes on goods and services was 9.14 billion current LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
9.14 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 83.2%
World rank
118th
of 157 countries
All-time high
9.14 billion current LCU
in 2021
All-time low
1.20 million current LCU
in 1979
Years of data
40
1979–2021

Taxes on goods and services in Maldives, 1979–2021

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B1979200020211979: 1.2M current LCU1980: 3.1M current LCU1981: 5.4M current LCU1982: 13.2M current LCU1983: 15.9M current LCU1984: 17.4M current LCU1985: 26.5M current LCU1986: 27.1M current LCU1987: 36.3M current LCU1988: 45.0M current LCU1990: 99.8M current LCU1991: 114.8M current LCU1992: 139.7M current LCU1993: 146.9M current LCU1994: 173.2M current LCU1995: 201.3M current LCU1996: 229.8M current LCU1997: 272.8M current LCU1998: 279.6M current LCU1999: 295.6M current LCU2000: 300.9M current LCU2001: 320.6M current LCU2002: 338.6M current LCU2003: 394.8M current LCU2004: 450.5M current LCU2005: 391.2M current LCU2006: 549.4M current LCU2007: 607.8M current LCU2008: 637.5M current LCU2009: 610.4M current LCU2010: 635.1M current LCU2011: 1.7B current LCU2014: 5.6B current LCU2015: 6.4B current LCU2016: 7.3B current LCU2017: 8.1B current LCU2018: 8.9B current LCU2019: 9.1B current LCU2020: 5.0B current LCU2021: 9.1B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 9.14 billion current LCU for taxes on goods and services in 2021. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 83.2% on the previous year and up 451.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Maldives peaked at 9.14 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million current LCU, in 1979.

That places Maldives 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.20 million current LCU 1.20 million current LCU 1.20 million current LCU 1
1980s 21.10 million current LCU 3.10 million current LCU 45.00 million current LCU 9
1990s 195.35 million current LCU 99.80 million current LCU 295.60 million current LCU 10
2000s 460.17 million current LCU 300.90 million current LCU 637.50 million current LCU 10
2010s 5.96 billion current LCU 635.10 million current LCU 9.07 billion current LCU 8
2020s 7.07 billion current LCU 4.99 billion current LCU 9.14 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 115 Botswana 10.79 billion current LCU compare
  2. 116 Bhutan 9.84 billion current LCU compare
  3. 117 Luxembourg 9.72 billion current LCU compare
  4. 119 Lithuania 8.91 billion current LCU compare
  5. 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.76 billion current LCU compare
  6. 121 Slovenia 8.57 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services in Maldives?
Taxes on goods and services in Maldives was 9.14 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 9.14 billion current LCU in 2021.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million current LCU in 1979.
How does Maldives rank for taxes on goods and services?
Maldives ranks 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 451.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,635 data points, 1972–2024
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General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.