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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 19 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 98,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” formerly a state-owned radio and TV monopoly; now 4 state-operated and 7 privately owned TV stations; 4 state-operated and 7 privately owned radio stations (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .mv
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 85% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 13,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 137 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 745,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” fruits, vegetables, nuts, other meats, papayas, bananas, tomatoes, maize, pulses, chillies/peppers (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $1.939 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $1.407 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$1.042 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$1.4 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” -$1.257 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $3.113 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” upper middle-income Indian Ocean island economy; major tourism, fishing, and shipping industries; high public debt; systemic corruption; crippled by COVID-19; ongoing deflation; poverty has tripled since pandemic began
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 15.381 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 15.373 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 15.387 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 15.387 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 15.389 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” fish, aircraft, refined petroleum, scrap iron, natural gas (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Thailand 32%, India 21%, Singapore 9%, UK 7%, Germany 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $5.096 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $4.88 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $5.413 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $6.975 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 74.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 17.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 51.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -75.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 35% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” -2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 73.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019.text β€” 29.3 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 23.3% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 3.8% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, plastic products, aircraft, granite, ships (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” India 15%, UAE 15%, Oman 14%, China 12%, Singapore 8% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $4.939 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $4.984 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $5.344 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” -2.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, fish processing, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 2.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 2.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 1.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 270,300 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 5.4% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 61.7% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $11.194 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $11.723 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $12.325 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 13.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 4.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 5.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $21,400 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $22,300 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $23,400 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 0.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 0.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 0.1% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $832.094 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $590.523 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $673.886 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 19.5% (of GDP) (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 4.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 4.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 4.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 9.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 20% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 16.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 8 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 93.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 6.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 821.397 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 432,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 25.867 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 50.886 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 13,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 1.908 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 1.908 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” rising sea levels; depletion of freshwater aquifers; inadequate sewage treatment; coral reef bleaching
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection,…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 19.8% (2023 est.)
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