Share of GDP from agriculture in Maldives
Maldives: Share of GDP from agriculture was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP from agriculture in Maldives, 2003–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, share of gdp from agriculture in Maldives stood at 4.6%.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp from agriculture in Maldives peaked at 7.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 114th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of GDP from agriculture in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.3% | — |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +38.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +68.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -24.4% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +19.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.8%, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 12.6%, 37% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of GDP from agriculture in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +68.6% | 4.5% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 111 Cape Verde 5.0% compare
- 112 Mauritius 4.6% compare
- 113 Dominican Republic 4.6% compare
- 115 El Salvador 4.4% compare
- 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.4% compare
- 117 Zambia 4.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 57.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp from agriculture in Maldives?
- Share of gdp from agriculture in Maldives was 4.6% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for share of gdp from agriculture?
- Maldives ranks 114th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp from agriculture rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP from agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is measured as the value added from agriculture, forestry and fishing products as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).