| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Monetary Survey: Other Items: Net (MVR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 914.03
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Money Supply: Narrow Money (MVR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,468.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Money Supply: Quasi Money (MVR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,967.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Money Supply: Broad Money (MVR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30,436.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Treasury Bill Rate: Government Securities (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Savings Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.57
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Savings Rate: Foreign Currency (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Deposit Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.57
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Deposit Rate: Foreign Currency (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.14
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Lending Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.15
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Lending Rate: Foreign Currency (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.11
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 136.31
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Consumer Price Index (CPI): % Change (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Index: Tourist Arrivals (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 119.58
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Production Index: Fish Catch (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 104.24
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 200.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,361.21
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (MVR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 65,310.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 139.57
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductVolume Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 127.18
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Population: Midyear Estimates (Person mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Armen... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: N... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 229.60
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 82.92
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 147.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.88
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Devel... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 144.67
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.21
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 442.69
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1984 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: N... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,915.07
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 764.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,593.65
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.99
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1984 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 447.77
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1987 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Devel... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,039.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.45
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Monetary Survey: Broad Money: % Change over Previous Year (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.18
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Fertilizer Consumption: per Hectare of Arable Land (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 197.73
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Agricultural Land (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26.33
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Arable Land (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,900.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Arable Land: Hectares per Person (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Arable Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Land under Cereal Production (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Forest Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Forest Area: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.33
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Average Precipitation in Depth (mm/Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,972.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Land Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 300.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Surface Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 300.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Cereal Yield: per Hectare (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,445.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.77
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, e... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.85
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 460.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,521.96
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Ser... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,222.92
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,299.04
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.54
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,982.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imp... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 417.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -876.42
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -19.06
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -446.56
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -53.99
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,904.58
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 117.33
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -517.49
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -279.22
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 118.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -375.88
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Capital Account: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.51
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: ICT: Service Exports: BOP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 44.76
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: ICT: Service Exports: % of Service Exports: BOP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.47
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, e... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,467.98
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Ser... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 318.34
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,149.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.58
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,482.16
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exp... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.25
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 517.49
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % o... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 332.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.22
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.86
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donor... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Maldives MV: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donor... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         |