Overall fiscal balance is the difference between total revenues and grants, and expenditure. It is expressed as a percentage of nominal GDP.
Overall balance as a percentage of GDP has been calculated using Nominal GDP for the year. Figures for overall balance as a % of GDP have been revised as per the annual GDP published by the Maldives Bureau of Statistics on 01 September 2026. Figures for 2026 have been calculated using Nominal GDP projections available as of 29 October 2025, forecasted by the Maldives Monetary Authority and the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises.
| ID | 2176 |
| Range | 2012 - 2026 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Sources |
Ministry of Finance and Planning
Maldives Bureau of Statistics
|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -6.7% | -3.5% | -2.4% | -6.5% | -9.9% | -3.0% | -5.2% | -6.5% | -23.7% | -14.2% | -11.6% | -10.5% | -10.0% | -5.4% | -7.1% |
Overall fiscal balance is the difference between total revenues and grants, and expenditure. It is expressed as a percentage of nominal GDP.
Overall balance as a percentage of GDP has been calculated using Nominal GDP for the year. Figures for overall balance as a % of GDP have been revised as per the annual GDP published by the Maldives Bureau of Statistics on 01 September 2026. Figures for 2026 have been calculated using Nominal GDP projections available as of 29 October 2025, forecasted by the Maldives Monetary Authority and the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises.
| ID | 2176 |
| Range | 2012 - 2026 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Sources |
Ministry of Finance and Planning
Maldives Bureau of Statistics
|
