Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 9.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Maldives is 9.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 278.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2016.
That places Maldives 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.3% | — |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +74.8% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +68.6% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +62.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Maldives was 9.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 278.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.