Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Maldives
Maldives: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fuel exports in Maldives, 2004–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.1% for fuel exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 294.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel exports in Maldives peaked at 0.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Maldives ranks 150th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +469.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -67.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +95.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -45.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -64.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -83.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +881.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +220.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -62.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +239.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +141.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -35.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 3% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6%, 17% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +881.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 147 Sierra Leone 0.1% compare
- 148 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
- 149 Fiji, Republic of 0.1% compare
- 151 Palestine 0.1% compare
- 152 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.1% compare
- 153 Vanuatu 0.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel exports in Maldives?
- Fuel exports in Maldives was 0.1% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest fuel exports recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuel exports recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Maldives rank for fuel exports?
- Maldives ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fuel exports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 294.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.