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Maldives — Central government deficit

millions of MVR · Annual · 1970–2021 · 31 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

For Maldives, the central government deficit reading stood at −8.19B MVR in 2021. Against −10.22B MVR in 2020, the period change was +2.03B MVR. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −10.1% in 2021.

-15.00B-10.00B-5.00B01970201020152021MVRSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2010–2021

PeriodValue
2021-8.19B MVR
2020-10.22B MVR
2019-3.90B MVR
2018-3.37B MVR
2017-1.16B MVR
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2016-5.67B MVR
2015-3.38B MVR
2014-1.16B MVR
2011-2.76B MVR
2010-4.45B MVR
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.