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Total imports · 2024 · Full yearvs last year↑ +4.3%
MVR55.97B
~$3.63B 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
55,104
HS × country rows
Top partner
United Arab Emirates
19.9% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 55.97B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$7K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$21.4M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$10.1M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
15.8%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2024

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%
24,979 of 55,104 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 4.67B
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 & boilers13.4%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery13.5%
  4. 04CH 88Aircraft & spacecraft25%
  5. 05CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0%
  6. 06CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding4.0%
  7. 07CH 02Meat2.3%
  8. 08CH 04Dairy, eggs, honey0%
  9. 09CH 39Plastics16.0%
  10. 10CH 44Wood & charcoal2%
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 · 2024

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 4.86BOman → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 4.27BChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 1.70BSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 1.58BChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 1.27BIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 957.0MSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 898.6MSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 869.8MMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 722.7MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 645.4MSingapore → Aircraft & spacecraft: MVR 600.5MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 550.3MUnited Arab Emirates → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 544.1MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 494.9MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 415.6MUnited Arab Emirates → Meat: MVR 287.3MIndia → Meat: MVR 225.9MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 167.9M🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 9.80B🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 6.12B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 6.06B🇴🇲 OmanMVR 4.27B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 4.21B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 1.78BMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 11.42BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 4.73BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 4.19BAircraft & spacecraftCH 88 · MVR 1.95BSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 1.50BMeatCH 02 · MVR 1.19B
Category map · 2024

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2720.8%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 11.66B
CH 849.7%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 5.41B
CH 858.6%
Electrical machinery
MVR 4.84B
CH 883.9%
Aircraft & spacecraft
MVR 2.16B
CH 253.2%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 1.81B
CH 942.9%
Furniture, lighting, bedding
MVR 1.63B
CH 022.9%
Meat
MVR 1.61B
CH 042.9%
Dairy, eggs, honey
MVR 1.60B
CH 392.4%
Plastics
MVR 1.34B
Top sources · 2024

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇦🇪United Arab Emirates↑ +60.4%
    19.9%MVR 11.13B
  2. 02🇮🇳India↓ -5.5%
    14.1%MVR 7.92B
  3. 03🇨🇳China↑ +20.0%
    13.4%MVR 7.48B
  4. 04🇸🇬Singapore↑ +16.6%
    10.3%MVR 5.77B
  5. 05🇴🇲Oman↓ -45.9%
    7.8%MVR 4.39B
  6. 06🇲🇾Malaysia↓ -12.4%
    4.9%MVR 2.77B
  7. 07🇱🇰Sri Lanka↓ -0.8%
    4.4%MVR 2.48B
  8. 08🇺🇸United States↑ +24.3%
    2.8%MVR 1.55B
  9. 09🇹🇭Thailand↑ +4.2%
    2.6%MVR 1.45B
  10. 10🇫🇷France↑ +43.0%
    1.8%MVR 1.03B
  11. 11🇩🇪Germany↓ -16.9%
    1.7%MVR 954.1M
  12. 12🇦🇺Australia↑ +3.9%
    1.4%MVR 795.1M
Top items · 2024

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+5MVR 8.86B
022710191110Petrol🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+3MVR 1.48B
037214200000Iron/steel bars & rods,hotrolled,twisted/with deformtns from rolling proc.🇮🇳India+12MVR 824.8M
048802400000Aeroplanes and other aircarfts of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg🇸🇬Singapore+1MVR 782.6M
052516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+3MVR 778.3M
062710200011Aviation gas🇴🇲Oman+1MVR 774.8M
078807300000Other parts of airplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircrafts🇺🇸United States+40MVR 678.5M
088544490010Insulated cables for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v (not fitted with connectors)🇨🇳China+35MVR 616.1M
098517130000Smartphones🇸🇬Singapore+25MVR 527.5M
103004900012Medicaments nes🇮🇳India+30MVR 519.2M
118407100000Aircraft spark-ignition piston engines🇺🇸United States+6MVR 473.6M
122523290011Portland cement🇮🇳India+6MVR 429.6M

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

Source: 30 Jul 2025