Economic Indicators for Maldives


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Current account balance-21.23-16.276.57-52.28Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index142.64138.58142.6424.80
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )2.932.3320.13-1.69Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate11.6810.9311.689.16%
Interest rates8.567.5015.49-27.42Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt57.3054.8957.3027.27% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )115.17101.09115.1770.68
New businesses registered1,627.001,380.001,627.00720.00Number
Time required to start a business12.0012.0012.009.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse140.00140.00140.00140.00Days
Armed forces Personnel5,000.005,000.005,000.005,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services74.3882.6791.2948.24Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services75.6579.5779.5766.12Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP7670USD Billions
GDP Growth3.9713.9137.69-32.91Percentage (%)
Hospital beds5.046.366.360.76Per 1,000 people
Physicians2.161.802.160.05Per 1,000 people
Labor force268,155.00265,303.00268,155.0061,190.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.603.4016.830.96Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.681.697.271.68Total
Population1111Thousands