Table 14.5 Direction of Trade - Imports, 2020 - 2026
(Millions of USD)
Period Total Imports c.i.f. y/y % change
o/w Total Imports c.i.f. Asia Europe North America China India Malaysia Singapore Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates
Asia Europe Oceania North America South America Africa China India Malaysia Singapore Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates
(2 to 7)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23)
2020
1,837.9
1,527.4
188.6
45.1
50.6
10.6
15.7
267.6
241.9
138.9
200.7
117.0
228.3
-36.4
-34.4
-46.3
-41.5
-43.0
-16.7
-27.5
-43.4
-29.2
-58.0
2021
2,573.1
2,104.5
276.3
59.0
91.5
19.6
22.1
323.6
318.0
134.6
261.8
142.1
333.2
40.0
37.8
46.5
81.0
20.9
31.5
-3.1
30.5
21.4
46.0
2022
3,515.7
2,914.7
352.7
70.6
105.9
34.6
37.2
382.6
496.4
218.6
321.7
158.4
416.0
36.6
38.5
27.6
15.7
18.2
56.1
62.5
22.9
11.4
24.8
2023
3,497.2
2,930.8
328.4
63.9
110.4
26.6
37.1
405.6
545.0
205.2
321.9
162.2
457.4
-0.5
0.6
-6.9
4.2
6.0
9.8
-6.1
0.0
2.4
10.0
2024
3,637.0
3,014.2
366.8
70.4
122.5
33.1
30.0
485.8
514.6
179.8
375.0
160.9
723.1
4.0
2.8
11.7
11.0
19.8
-5.6
-12.4
16.5
-0.8
58.1
2025
3,618.4
2,996.5
363.2
72.2
120.7
31.3
34.4
532.3
531.1
194.1
293.5
170.1
645.0
-0.5
-0.6
-1.0
-1.5
9.6
3.2
8.0
-21.7
5.7
-10.8
2024 Sep-24
330.5
263.0
47.5
6.2
8.5
2.6
2.7
46.0
34.7
16.9
36.3
12.6
84.1
19.7
10.7
122.4
-12.6
74.9
-21.5
22.9
38.4
-3.5
158.8
Oct-24
330.5
263.7
29.9
6.6
24.1
2.4
3.9
37.7
47.9
19.4
27.2
14.2
75.3
2.4
-4.5
20.4
139.6
-18.6
0.8
-23.6
26.1
-17.5
58.1
Nov-24
260.1
213.8
27.2
6.0
7.8
2.7
2.5
39.5
37.8
10.8
16.5
10.3
67.3
-7.8
-7.9
-12.0
5.5
44.6
-10.7
-45.3
-39.9
-30.2
56.0
Dec-24
375.8
320.4
34.3
6.9
8.2
3.0
3.0
54.9
43.9
30.7
60.1
13.7
95.3
12.9
14.7
23.1
-23.9
7.9
-1.1
209.7
26.5
-6.7
148.4
2025 Jan-25
310.7
262.5
23.8
7.9
12.1
2.0
2.4
67.9
44.0
27.4
21.5
12.3
65.3
-6.1
-8.2
12.2
-5.3
56.7
-3.3
137.6
-39.8
-15.9
7.7
Feb-25
284.5
244.9
23.9
4.2
5.9
2.7
2.9
39.4
48.4
9.4
22.3
15.6
87.0
1.1
4.5
-19.3
-29.5
9.8
23.2
-49.0
-14.6
18.9
131.7
Mar-25
284.8
241.3
23.4
4.8
10.2
2.3
2.8
33.7
46.2
11.2
23.2
15.9
86.7
-0.0
-1.7
6.7
36.6
18.4
-6.3
-16.4
-11.1
20.4
99.3
Apr-25
300.5
247.3
24.5
6.6
16.3
2.5
3.4
31.7
47.6
16.9
27.3
11.2
78.3
-2.1
-5.2
-7.5
59.8
-32.5
-3.7
57.5
-21.9
-20.6
157.7
May-25
283.7
216.9
45.5
4.9
10.1
3.1
3.2
35.9
37.3
17.8
24.9
11.8
38.8
-1.6
-5.2
9.7
34.3
10.8
6.0
147.4
-6.0
-2.6
-2.2
Jun-25
255.6
215.1
25.7
3.6
6.5
2.2
2.4
42.3
37.5
10.0
16.7
10.5
39.5
-2.3
0.4
-3.3
-21.1
45.7
-3.6
-27.0
-51.3
-9.8
-34.9
Jul-25
290.4
247.6
26.0
5.5
6.8
2.0
2.4
46.4
45.6
14.3
27.9
14.4
38.9
0.1
2.8
-9.1
-39.0
4.9
-8.2
16.5
20.4
-12.3
-39.6
Aug-25
316.6
261.6
33.9
6.6
9.0
3.1
2.4
42.2
49.5
15.4
34.3
15.4
47.1
6.9
7.9
5.9
7.3
-10.8
15.0
3.9
21.5
3.5
-26.6
Sep-25
296.3
244.1
29.5
4.9
11.3
3.3
3.3
41.5
45.8
11.8
22.8
14.7
35.0
-10.3
-7.2
-37.9
32.9
-9.8
32.1
-30.3
-37.3
16.3
-58.4
Oct-25
313.0
260.4
28.1
6.2
11.5
3.5
3.2
47.8
45.3
19.5
24.1
14.5
38.1
-5.3
-1.2
-5.9
-52.2
26.6
-5.6
0.8
-11.3
2.3
-49.3
Nov-25
336.5
269.8
38.6
8.9
13.2
2.1
3.8
42.3
45.4
19.4
25.5
14.0
45.6
29.4
26.2
42.2
69.1
7.1
20.0
78.4
55.2
36.9
-32.2
Dec-25
346.0
285.0
40.3
8.0
7.9
2.5
2.2
61.1
38.6
21.0
23.1
19.8
44.6
-7.9
-11.0
17.4
-2.6
11.3
-11.9
-31.4
-61.5
44.4
-53.3
2026 Jan-26
357.6
304.5
28.8
5.4
13.3
3.1
2.5
62.3
47.5
17.4
28.3
19.3
55.5
15.1
16.0
21.3
9.7
-8.3
8.1
-36.6
31.4
56.9
-15.1
Feb-26
309.9
247.4
39.3
6.5
11.0
2.2
3.3
47.5
42.6
17.5
26.0
12.4
41.1
8.9
1.0
64.6
87.4
20.6
-12.2
86.1
16.4
-20.7
-52.7
Mar-26
371.0
320.3
30.2
7.1
8.5
1.9
3.0
57.3
51.1
17.6
25.4
14.1
33.2
30.3
32.7
29.2
-17.1
70.1
10.8
57.3
9.8
-11.5
-61.8
Apr-26
425.9
375.4
33.3
5.4
6.2
2.6
3.0
48.5
53.7
36.3
28.7
17.0
34.6
41.7
51.8
36.0
-61.9
53.0
12.8
114.6
5.3
52.4
-55.8
May-26
355.4
283.7
55.9
4.8
6.4
1.9
2.7
51.3
48.6
28.7
19.9
14.2
23.7
25.3
30.8
22.9
-36.0
42.7
30.3
61.4
-19.8
20.7
-39.0
Jun-26
386.7
332.1
35.1
4.4
8.1
4.0
3.0
56.6
51.0
28.3
28.8
16.4
17.0
51.3
54.4
36.9
23.5
33.7
36.0
184.7
71.8
55.1
-57.1
Jul-26
339.2
281.3
39.3
5.5
8.1
2.3
2.8
58.3
52.8
31.6
19.9
19.0
34.8
16.8
13.6
51.2
19.1
25.7
15.8
120.3
-28.5
31.6
-10.5
Aug-26
419.3
351.9
46.2
8.4
6.6
2.3
4.0
58.6
52.4
26.6
18.8
15.7
41.0
32.5
34.5
36.2
-26.9
38.9
5.9
72.9
-45.4
1.9
-12.9
2025 Jan-Aug
2,326.6
1,937.1
226.7
44.2
76.8
19.9
22.0
339.6
356.0
122.4
198.0
107.1
481.7
-0.6
-0.8
-0.5
3.8
10.4
1.6
20.0
-15.7
-2.7
20.1
2026 Jan-Aug
2,964.9
2,496.4
308.3
47.4
68.1
20.4
24.4
440.4
399.7
204.0
195.7
128.0
280.8
27.4
28.9
36.0
-11.3
29.7
12.3
66.7
-1.2
19.5
-41.7
Source: Maldives Customs Service