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Total imports · 2023 · Full yearvs last year→ 0.0%
MVR53.68B
~$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
56,200
HS × country rows
Top partner
India
15.6% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 53.68B 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
16.6%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2023

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
8.3%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
45%
25,354 of 56,200 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 4.43B
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 & boilers14.9%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery12.7%
  4. 04CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0%
  5. 05CH 73Iron & steel articles9.8%
  6. 06CH 88Aircraft & spacecraft25%
  7. 07CH 04Dairy, eggs, honey0%
  8. 08CH 02Meat2.7%
  9. 09CH 39Plastics15.0%
  10. 10CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding4.7%
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 · 2023

How imports actually move

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

Oman → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 7.96BSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 1.27BIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 1.26BMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 1.23BChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 1.15BChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 1.03BSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 948.9MUnited Arab Emirates → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 924.2MSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 878.3MUnited Arab Emirates → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 775.3MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 723.1MChina → Iron & steel articles: MVR 648.1MIndia → Iron & steel articles: MVR 508.4MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 490.5MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 434.8MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 434.8MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 186.1M🇴🇲 OmanMVR 7.96B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 6.32B🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 5.57B🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 5.00B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 3.46B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 2.14BMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 11.56BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 4.27BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 3.56BSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 2.04BAircraft & spacecraftCH 88 · MVR 1.25BIron & steel articlesCH 73 · MVR 1.16B
Category map · 2023

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2721.8%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 11.70B
CH 849.6%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 5.14B
CH 857.8%
Electrical machinery
MVR 4.21B
CH 254.3%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 2.33B
CH 733.2%
Iron & steel articles
MVR 1.72B
CH 882.9%
Aircraft & spacecraft
MVR 1.56B
CH 042.8%
Dairy, eggs, honey
MVR 1.48B
CH 022.5%
Meat
MVR 1.32B
CH 392.5%
Plastics
MVR 1.32B
Top sources · 2023

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇮🇳India↑ +11.8%
    15.6%MVR 8.38B
  2. 02🇴🇲Oman↓ -15.4%
    15.1%MVR 8.12B
  3. 03🇦🇪United Arab Emirates↑ +10.1%
    12.9%MVR 6.94B
  4. 04🇨🇳China↑ +6.1%
    11.6%MVR 6.23B
  5. 05🇸🇬Singapore↑ +0.2%
    9.2%MVR 4.95B
  6. 06🇲🇾Malaysia↓ -5.4%
    5.9%MVR 3.16B
  7. 07🇱🇰Sri Lanka↑ +3.8%
    4.7%MVR 2.50B
  8. 08🇹🇭Thailand↓ -10.0%
    2.6%MVR 1.39B
  9. 09🇺🇸United States↓ -6.6%
    2.3%MVR 1.25B
  10. 10🇩🇪Germany↑ +30.9%
    2.1%MVR 1.15B
  11. 11🇮🇩Indonesia↑ +28.7%
    1.8%MVR 962.2M
  12. 12🇦🇺Australia↓ -14.6%
    1.4%MVR 765.3M
Top items · 2023

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇴🇲Oman+4MVR 8.91B
022710191110Petrol🇴🇲Oman+3MVR 1.43B
032516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+1MVR 1.00B
047214200000Iron/steel bars & rods,hotrolled,twisted/with deformtns from rolling proc.🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+7MVR 780.0M
052710200011Aviation gas🇴🇲Oman+1MVR 710.4M
068807300000Other parts of airplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircrafts🇺🇸United States+32MVR 603.7M
078517130000Smartphones🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+23MVR 546.1M
088802400000Aeroplanes and other aircarfts of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg🇩🇪Germany+1MVR 543.0M
092517100010Aggregates and gravels for construction🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+3MVR 542.0M
103004900012Medicaments nes🇮🇳India+23MVR 507.2M
118544490010Insulated cables for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v (not fitted with connectors)🇨🇳China+34MVR 452.2M
122523290011Portland cement🇮🇳India+5MVR 401.9M

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

Source: 18 Apr 2024