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Total imports · 2022 · Full yearvs last year↑ +35.6%
MVR53.66B
~$3.48B 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
55,853
HS × country rows
Top partner
Oman
17.9% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 53.66B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$7K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$20.5M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$9.7M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
18.9%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2022

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
8.1%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
46%
25,970 of 55,853 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 4.36B
CIF × rate (this period)
Highest rate seen
400%
usually tobacco or spirits
Average duty by category
  1. 01CH 27Mineral fuels & oils4.8%
  2. 02CH 84Machinery & boilers13.0%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery13.0%
  4. 04CH 88Aircraft & spacecraft25%
  5. 05CH 73Iron & steel articles9.8%
  6. 06CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0%
  7. 07CH 39Plastics15.0%
  8. 08CH 02Meat2.2%
  9. 09CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding5.0%
  10. 10CH 44Wood & charcoal1.6%
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 · 2022

How imports actually move

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

Oman → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 9.38BSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 1.21BChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 1.12BIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 999.3MMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 989.4MUnited Arab Emirates → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 933.5MSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 921.8MChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 858.4MSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 777.9MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 617.4MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 601.9MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 493.9MIndia → Plastics: MVR 485.6MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 419.3MUnited Arab Emirates → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 327.0MChina → Plastics: MVR 289.7MMalaysia → Electrical machinery: MVR 210.4MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 191.8MUnited Arab Emirates → Plastics: MVR 174.6MSingapore → Plastics: MVR 113.6M🇴🇲 OmanMVR 9.49B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 5.81B🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 5.07B🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 4.51B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 3.39B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 2.28BMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 12.51BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 4.16BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 3.77BAircraft & spacecraftCH 88 · MVR 1.40BSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 1.33BPlasticsCH 39 · MVR 1.19B
Category map · 2022

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2723.8%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 12.76B
CH 848.9%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 4.77B
CH 858.1%
Electrical machinery
MVR 4.35B
CH 883.2%
Aircraft & spacecraft
MVR 1.71B
CH 733.1%
Iron & steel articles
MVR 1.66B
CH 253.0%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 1.62B
CH 392.8%
Plastics
MVR 1.53B
CH 022.8%
Meat
MVR 1.49B
CH 942.6%
Furniture, lighting, bedding
MVR 1.40B
Top sources · 2022

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇴🇲Oman↑ +84.9%
    17.9%MVR 9.59B
  2. 02🇮🇳India↑ +53.4%
    14.0%MVR 7.50B
  3. 03🇦🇪United Arab Emirates↑ +23.0%
    11.7%MVR 6.30B
  4. 04🇨🇳China↑ +18.0%
    10.9%MVR 5.87B
  5. 05🇸🇬Singapore↑ +22.7%
    9.2%MVR 4.94B
  6. 06🇲🇾Malaysia↑ +61.2%
    6.2%MVR 3.34B
  7. 07🇱🇰Sri Lanka↑ +10.1%
    4.5%MVR 2.41B
  8. 08🇹🇭Thailand↑ +40.2%
    2.9%MVR 1.54B
  9. 09🇺🇸United States↑ +37.1%
    2.5%MVR 1.34B
  10. 10🇫🇷France↑ +172.1%
    2.1%MVR 1.15B
  11. 11🇦🇺Australia↑ +18.3%
    1.7%MVR 895.9M
  12. 12🇩🇪Germany↑ +8.9%
    1.6%MVR 877.0M
Top items · 2022

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇴🇲Oman+5MVR 10.17B
022710191110Petrol🇴🇲Oman+3MVR 1.35B
038802400000Aeroplanes and other aircarfts of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg🇫🇷France+1MVR 761.7M
047214200000Iron/steel bars & rods,hotrolled,twisted/with deformtns from rolling proc.🇮🇳India+8MVR 730.6M
052710200011Aviation gas🇴🇲OmanMVR 686.7M
068544490010Insulated cables for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v (not fitted with connectors)🇱🇰Sri Lanka+37MVR 640.4M
078807300000Other parts of airplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircrafts🇨🇦Canada+29MVR 595.2M
082516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+3MVR 551.0M
094407990010Timber, nes🇲🇾Malaysia+23MVR 544.2M
108517130000Smartphones🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+31MVR 531.2M
113004900012Medicaments nes🇮🇳India+24MVR 450.8M
122517100010Aggregates and gravels for construction🇮🇳India+2MVR 407.8M

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

Source: 19 Sept 2023