Indian Ocean
Maldives
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Maldives's #4 import source (world lens). Maldives is the EU's #160 goods supplier.
Maldives on the world stage
Total imports
$7.3bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$185m
194 partners
#1 import source
China
9.3%
#1 export dest.
Thailand
17.5%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Maldives and the EU
EU imports from
€28m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€259m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #160 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 9.38
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
Island state utilities
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Utility Regulatory Authority (URA)
Expensive imported-fuel diesel generation on fragmented island grids with no interconnection to pool reserves or cut unit cost.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
31.9
→ 49.4 by 2050
Fertility
1.56
below replacement
Working-age
75.8%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
6.1
→ 32.9 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 0.53M · peaks 2057
By 2050: +11% (0.59M)