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Total imports · 2021 · Full yearvs last year↑ +39.9%
MVR39.56B
~$2.57B 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
54,726
HS × country rows
Top partner
Oman
13.1% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 39.56B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$5K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$15.1M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$7.1M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
14.0%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2021

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
7.6%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
48%
26,258 of 54,726 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 3.01B
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 & boilers13.7%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery12.3%
  4. 04CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0%
  5. 05CH 04Dairy, eggs, honey0%
  6. 06CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding5.2%
  7. 07CH 39Plastics18.1%
  8. 08CH 02Meat2.5%
  9. 09CH 08Fruit & nuts3.4%
  10. 10CH 73Iron & steel articles9.7%
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 · 2021

How imports actually move

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

Oman → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 5.00BSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 900.1MChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 868.9MSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 855.9MChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 724.9MUnited Arab Emirates → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 638.2MIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 620.7MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 582.0MSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 578.1MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 427.7MUnited Arab Emirates → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 332.8MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 331.7MIndia → Plastics: MVR 282.0MChina → Plastics: MVR 265.9MUnited Arab Emirates → Meat: MVR 222.6MMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 217.4MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 192.1MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 189.6MMalaysia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 137.2MIndia → Meat: MVR 131.8MUnited Arab Emirates → Plastics: MVR 120.7MSingapore → Plastics: MVR 93.2M🇴🇲 OmanMVR 5.11B🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 3.96B🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 3.73B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 3.68B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 2.87B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 1.19BMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 6.88BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 3.64BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 2.90BSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 1.09BMeatCH 02 · MVR 784.0MPlasticsCH 39 · MVR 761.8M
Category map · 2021

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2717.7%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 6.99B
CH 8410.5%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 4.17B
CH 858.6%
Electrical machinery
MVR 3.41B
CH 253.3%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 1.32B
CH 043.1%
Dairy, eggs, honey
MVR 1.23B
CH 942.9%
Furniture, lighting, bedding
MVR 1.15B
CH 392.8%
Plastics
MVR 1.10B
CH 022.7%
Meat
MVR 1.07B
CH 082.6%
Fruit & nuts
MVR 1.01B
Top sources · 2021

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇴🇲Oman↑ +119.1%
    13.1%MVR 5.19B
  2. 02🇦🇪United Arab Emirates↑ +45.9%
    13.0%MVR 5.12B
  3. 03🇨🇳China↑ +20.9%
    12.6%MVR 4.98B
  4. 04🇮🇳India↑ +31.4%
    12.4%MVR 4.89B
  5. 05🇸🇬Singapore↑ +30.4%
    10.2%MVR 4.03B
  6. 06🇱🇰Sri Lanka↑ +21.4%
    5.5%MVR 2.19B
  7. 07🇲🇾Malaysia↓ -3.1%
    5.2%MVR 2.07B
  8. 08🇹🇭Thailand↑ +18.9%
    2.8%MVR 1.10B
  9. 09🇺🇸United States↑ +70.2%
    2.5%MVR 976.9M
  10. 10🇩🇪Germany↑ +54.9%
    2.0%MVR 805.2M
  11. 11🇮🇩Indonesia↑ +36.0%
    1.9%MVR 763.0M
  12. 12🇦🇺Australia↑ +96.4%
    1.9%MVR 757.1M
Top items · 2021

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇴🇲Oman+4MVR 5.53B
022710191110Petrol🇴🇲Oman+3MVR 799.9M
038517120010Mobile phone.🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+29MVR 534.0M
048803300010Aircraft parts, nes🇨🇦Canada+21MVR 516.6M
058415101000Inverter airconditioner (designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor🇨🇳China+19MVR 437.8M
063004900012Medicaments nes🇮🇳India+30MVR 430.8M
073822000012Diagnostic / lab reagent🇮🇳India+29MVR 430.7M
082516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+4MVR 422.7M
098544490010Insulated cables for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v (not fitted with connectors)🇱🇰Sri Lanka+34MVR 375.5M
107214200000Iron/steel bars & rods,hotrolled,twisted/with deformtns from rolling proc.🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+8MVR 348.0M
112517100010Aggregates and gravels for construction🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+2MVR 304.9M
128407100000Aircraft spark-ignition piston engines🇦🇺Australia+6MVR 297.1M

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

Source: 9 Apr 2022