Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Maldives
Maldives: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Maldives, 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2.5% for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Maldives peaked at 2.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 13th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.8% | — |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 10 Sierra Leone 3.9% compare
- 11 Madagascar 3.1% compare
- 12 Iceland 2.6% compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% compare
- 15 Namibia 1.6% compare
- 16 Tonga 1.6% 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)
- 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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Maldives?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Maldives was 2.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Maldives ranks 13th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.