Maldives Major Trade Partners

by countryaah · Published June 1, 2019 · Updated November 1, 2019

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Maldives in terms of export sales (selling), including Thailand, France, and Sri Lanka. The second lists top trade partners of Maldives regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Maldives.

Maldives Major Exports

Market Value: 114 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	Thailand	61,638	54.05	108.81
2	France	10,731	9.41	278.53
3	Sri Lanka	10,069	8.83	(41.66)
4	Italy	9,304	8.16	282.68
5	United Kingdom	9,006	7.90	(27.71)
6	Germany	3,279	2.87	(45.75)
7	Iran	3,248	2.85	NA
8	Japan	2,981	2.61	(79.27)
9	Netherlands	1,493	1.31	151.75
10	India	1,225	1.07	157.70
11	Spain	1,073	0.94	3,542.60

Maldives Major Imports

Market Value: 649 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	United Arab Emirates	198,331	30.56	198.12
2	Singapore	159,393	24.56	(0.87)
3	India	80,489	12.40	22.42
4	Bahamas	58,662	9.04	238,829.77
5	Malaysia	49,038	7.56	0.76
6	Sri Lanka	18,670	2.88	(72.70)
7	Japan	14,787	2.28	22.71
8	Indonesia	11,266	1.74	(11.59)
9	Thailand	10,051	1.55	(58.82)
10	United States	7,332	1.13	(12.21)
11	New Zealand	6,431	0.99	(23.18)
12	Germany	5,817	0.90	(45.65)
13	Canada	4,760	0.73	(45.81)
14	Oman	4,313	0.66	757.58
15	Netherlands	3,814	0.59	(21.37)
16	Pakistan	3,183	0.49	45.29
17	Switzerland	2,475	0.38	(9.58)
18	Bermuda	2,038	0.31	NA
19	Brazil	1,735	0.27	58.15
20	France	1,617	0.25	(86.88)
21	Hong Kong	1,486	0.23	(85.69)
22	South Korea	1,240	0.19	NA
23	Italy	1,097	0.17	(90.82)
24	United Kingdom	1,020	0.16	(92.52)