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Maldives - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 29.48

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

29.48 (2021)

Global rank

##62 of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1990

1.78×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#50#622019 overtook El Salvador2020 overtook Sweden
MaldivesBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Maldives climbed from #50 to #62 (overtook El Salvador). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Maldives ↓

Key Events — Maldives

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 42 places in global rank auto
2006
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook El Salvador in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Sweden in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1990-2021

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202116.5922.8429.135.35

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