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Total exports · 2019 · Full yearvs last year↓ -13.1%
MVR2.43B
~$157.7M at MVR 15.42 / USD
ImportsExports
Year
2026YTD2025YTD2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Trading partners
12
Top 12 shown
HS chapters active
9
of 99 WCO chapters
Line-items declared
471
HS × country rows
Top partner
Thailand
36.4% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 2.43B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$300
exported per person over the period
Per resort
~$927K
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$438K
shipping out on average
Biggest single item
27.4%
of all exports is frozen skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito
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Yearly trend

Exports value over time

Latest published slice per year. Click any bar to jump to that year.

2.22B
'15
2.15B
'16
3.07B
'17
2.80B
'18
2.43B
'19
2.50B
'20
2.33B
'21
2.45B
'22
2.49B
'23
1.42B
'24
2.02B
'25
194.2M
'26
SelectedOther yearsPartial (YTD)
Trade flows · 2019

How exports actually move

Top sources on the left, top product chapters on the right. Band thickness ∝ FOB value.

Thailand → Fish & seafood: MVR 885.8MFrance → Fish & seafood: MVR 230.9MGermany → Prepared meat & fish: MVR 210.1MGreat Britain → Prepared meat & fish: MVR 149.1MUnited States → Fish & seafood: MVR 110.1MUnited States → Prepared meat & fish: MVR 103.9MItaly → Fish & seafood: MVR 82.5MGermany → Fish & seafood: MVR 76.0MGreat Britain → Fish & seafood: MVR 24.8MItaly → Prepared meat & fish: MVR 9.7MGermany → Animal feed residues: MVR 497K🇹🇭 ThailandMVR 885.8M🇩🇪 GermanyMVR 286.7M🇫🇷 FranceMVR 230.9M🇺🇸 United StatesMVR 213.9M🇬🇧 Great BritainMVR 174.1M🇮🇹 ItalyMVR 92.2MFish & seafoodCH 03 · MVR 1.79BPrepared meat & fishCH 16 · MVR 539.4MIron & steelCH 72 · MVR 46.8MAnimal feed residuesCH 23 · MVR 43.7MCopperCH 74 · MVR 4.2MPlasticsCH 39 · MVR 1.4M
Category map · 2019

What's going out, at a glance

Each tile sized by share of total. Click a chapter to filter.

CH 0373.7%
Fish & seafood
MVR 1.79B
CH 1622.2%
Prepared meat & fish
MVR 539.4M
CH 721.9%
Iron & steel
MVR 46.8M
CH 231.8%
Animal feed residues
MVR 43.7M
CH 740.2%
Copper
MVR 4.2M
CH 390.1%
Plastics
MVR 1.4M
CH 270.0%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 1.1M
CH 760.0%
Aluminium
MVR 776K
CH 850.0%
Electrical machinery
MVR 653K
Top sources · 2019

Where Maldives sells to

Ranked by FOB value · YoY change uses same-period monthly average

  1. 01🇹🇭Thailand
    36.4%MVR 885.8M
  2. 02🇩🇪Germany
    11.8%MVR 286.7M
  3. 03🇫🇷France
    9.5%MVR 230.9M
  4. 04🇺🇸United States
    8.8%MVR 213.9M
  5. 05🇬🇧Great Britain
    7.2%MVR 174.1M
  6. 06🇮🇹Italy
    3.8%MVR 92.2M
  7. 07🇱🇰Sri Lanka
    3.2%MVR 78.8M
  8. 08🇻🇳Vietnam
    2.3%MVR 56.2M
  9. 09🇨🇭Switzerland
    2.2%MVR 52.6M
  10. 10🇮🇳India
    2.2%MVR 52.5M
  11. 11🇪🇸Spain
    2.0%MVR 47.5M
  12. 12🇧🇩Bangladesh
    1.7%MVR 40.7M
Top items · 2019

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by FOB value across the period

#HS codeItemTop destinationFOB
010303430000Frozen skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito🇹🇭Thailand+5MVR 664.9M
021604140011Skipjack (prepared, preserved)🇩🇪Germany+11MVR 414.2M
030303420010Yellowfin tuna (frozen)🇹🇭Thailand+14MVR 284.3M
040302320000Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas🇺🇸United States+25MVR 219.7M
050304491013Yellowfin tuna loins (fresh or chilled)🇫🇷France+27MVR 216.1M
060304491019Yellowfin tuna chunk (fresh or chilled)🇮🇹Italy+20MVR 172.1M
071604140014Yellowfin tuna (canned, prepared & preserved)🇺🇸United States+3MVR 89.9M
080304870012Yellowfin tuna loin (frozen)🇹🇭Thailand+9MVR 47.9M
092301200000Flours, meals and pellets of fish, etc, unfit for human consumption🇧🇩Bangladesh+4MVR 43.7M
100302890010Fresh or chilled grouper🇹🇼Taiwan+9MVR 39.3M
110305591010Skipjack (dried)🇱🇰Sri Lanka+4MVR 39.2M
121604140010Other tuna (prepared, preserved), nes🇬🇧Great Britain+2MVR 35.2M

Data republished from Maldives Customs Service. Imports are CIF, exports are FOB. Current-year figures cover the months published to date.

Source: 31 Jan 2020