Country
Maldives MDV
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -1.1
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap89.4
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical41.3
GDELT · as of 2026-10-11 · coverage: bronze
Growth26.0
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity24.3
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance45.5
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Maldives sovereign credibility, in brief
Maldives scores 51.0 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 6 of 7 in South Asia, the 29th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.5 points over the past seven days. CPI 0.8% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (51/100) | slightly weakening.
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 6/7 in South Asia · 29th percentile
Region avg 54.9 · best 59.9 · worst 50.2
Ranked either side
- Bangladesh 53.5
- India 52.5
- Pakistan 50.2
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -41.3%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -0.4%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 110.3 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -6.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 11.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 6.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 8151.8 | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 5.7% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 1.9 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 156.5% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 4.6% | 2019-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 75.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $14,615 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 57.3% | 2011-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 63.6% | 2019-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.