Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Maldives
Maldives: Net ODA received (% of GNI) was 3.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net ODA received in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3.4% for net oda received in 2023.
The figure is up 55.4% on the previous year and up 361.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Maldives peaked at 56.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 65th of 163 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.
Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.4% | — |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +217.4% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -35.5% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -26.1% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 15.2% | +749.4% |
| 1976 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | +30.3% |
| 1978 | 38.2% | +90.0% |
| 1979 | 18.7% | -51.0% |
| 1980 | 56.5% | +202.3% |
| 1981 | 32.6% | -42.4% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | -61.5% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | +57.7% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -72.3% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | +36.1% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | +69.8% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +24.4% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -48.7% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +57.2% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -22.9% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -55.4% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -44.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +186.4% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -65.2% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +111.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -65.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +86.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +155.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -48.2% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +561.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -73.7% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +55.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 4.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received (% of GNI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +749.4% | 1.8% | 15.2% |
| 2020 | +561.1% | 1.4% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 1.4% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 5.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 4.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.2% | 9.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 62 Tajikistan 3.5% compare
- 63 Sudan 3.5% compare
- 64 Nicaragua 3.4% compare
- 66 Grenada 3.2% compare
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 3.1% compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 2.9% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Maldives
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 100,576 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium -202,825 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 155,072 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 876,081 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 270,000 current US$ (2014)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 481,123 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France -752,520 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 256,335 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 11.71 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Maldives?
- Net oda received in Maldives was 3.4% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for net oda received?
- Maldives ranks 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 361.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA received (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).