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Total imports · 2019 · Full yearvs last year↓ -2.5%
MVR44.42B
~$2.88B at MVR 15.42 / USD
ImportsExports
Year
2026YTD2025YTD20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Trading partners
12
Top 12 shown
HS chapters active
9
of 99 WCO chapters
Line-items declared
54,348
HS × country rows
Top partner
United Arab Emirates
18.8% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 44.42B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$5K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$16.9M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$8.0M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
12.2%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2019

How much duty is paid on imports

Effective rate is value-weighted. Half of all line-items are duty-free under preferential agreements; concentrated chapters (tobacco, spirits) carry much higher rates.

Effective duty rate
9.8%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
37%
20,179 of 54,348 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 4.34B
CIF × rate (this period)
Highest rate seen
400%
usually tobacco or spirits
Average duty by category
  1. 01CH 27Mineral fuels & oils4.7%
  2. 02CH 84Machinery & boilers18.0%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery14.8%
  4. 04CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding10.9%
  5. 05CH 44Wood & charcoal4.2%
  6. 06CH 88Aircraft & spacecraft25%
  7. 07CH 73Iron & steel articles10%
  8. 08CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0.1%
  9. 09CH 39Plastics20.2%
  10. 10CH 04Dairy, eggs, honey0%
Yearly trend

Imports value over time

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

30.65B
'14
29.15B
'15
32.66B
'16
36.31B
'17
45.57B
'18
44.42B
'19
28.27B
'20
39.56B
'21
53.66B
'22
53.68B
'23
55.97B
'24
50.46B
'25
10.43B
'26
SelectedOther yearsPartial (YTD)
Trade flows · 2019

How imports actually move

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

United Arab Emirates → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 4.91BSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 1.24BChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 1.02BSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 968.7MChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 808.1MSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 758.3MMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 674.4MChina → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 575.1MMalaysia → Wood & charcoal: MVR 519.9MChina → Wood & charcoal: MVR 376.2MSingapore → Wood & charcoal: MVR 347.6MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 342.2MSri Lanka → Electrical machinery: MVR 300.0MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 247.6MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 242.1MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 241.2MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 205.5MSingapore → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 198.2MSri Lanka → Machinery & boilers: MVR 165.5MChina → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 140.0M🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 7.06B🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 6.28B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 3.89B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 3.19B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 1.74B🇱🇰 Sri LankaMVR 1.04BMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 6.96BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 3.34BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 2.63BWood & charcoalCH 44 · MVR 1.49BFurniture, lighting, beddingCH 94 · MVR 1.47BAircraft & spacecraftCH 88 · MVR 1.44B
Category map · 2019

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2716.1%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 7.17B
CH 849.3%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 4.14B
CH 857.8%
Electrical machinery
MVR 3.48B
CH 944.7%
Furniture, lighting, bedding
MVR 2.07B
CH 444.2%
Wood & charcoal
MVR 1.87B
CH 884.0%
Aircraft & spacecraft
MVR 1.79B
CH 733.9%
Iron & steel articles
MVR 1.73B
CH 253.7%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 1.63B
CH 392.9%
Plastics
MVR 1.30B
Top sources · 2019

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇦🇪United Arab Emirates↑ +1.2%
    18.8%MVR 8.36B
  2. 02🇨🇳China↓ -3.9%
    16.3%MVR 7.22B
  3. 03🇸🇬Singapore↓ -4.0%
    12.3%MVR 5.45B
  4. 04🇮🇳India↑ +1.2%
    10.1%MVR 4.47B
  5. 05🇲🇾Malaysia↓ -17.6%
    6.6%MVR 2.95B
  6. 06🇱🇰Sri Lanka→ 0.0%
    5.7%MVR 2.55B
  7. 07🇹🇭Thailand↓ -4.0%
    4.1%MVR 1.84B
  8. 08🇩🇪Germany↑ +14.3%
    2.2%MVR 975.3M
  9. 09🇮🇩Indonesia↓ -9.7%
    2.0%MVR 874.7M
  10. 10🇺🇸United States↑ +11.5%
    1.9%MVR 863.3M
  11. 11🇦🇺Australia↑ +10.8%
    1.7%MVR 733.1M
  12. 12🇫🇷France↑ +79.8%
    1.6%MVR 715.9M
Top items · 2019

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+3MVR 5.43B
022710191110Petrol🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+3MVR 909.3M
038802400012Aircraft (of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg)🇫🇷France+1MVR 689.4M
044407990010Timber, nes🇲🇾Malaysia+24MVR 525.6M
052517100010Aggregates and gravels for construction🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+7MVR 499.0M
068517120010Mobile phone.🇸🇬Singapore+27MVR 464.8M
077213100000Hotrolled iron/steel bars &rods,in coils,cont.deformations prod.by rolling🇨🇳China+12MVR 460.5M
088803300010Aircraft parts, nes🇺🇸United States+30MVR 434.6M
092710200011Aviation gas🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+3MVR 426.3M
102523290011Portland cement🇮🇳India+6MVR 423.6M
118802200012Aircraft (of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg)🇯🇵Japan+3MVR 403.6M
126907210000Ceramic flags & paving, hearth or wall tiles, of water absorp. coefficient < = 0.5%🇨🇳China+18MVR 366.9M

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