Doing Business in the Maldives: A Commercial Guide

Maldives Business Overview

The principal business industries in the Maldives are tourism and fishing.  There are other key business sectors in the Maldives, including construction, telecommunications, distribution, shipping, banking and aviation, which are all in place here as a support mechanism to the fishing and tourism industries.

Maldives Business Statistics

Maldives GDP: USD $3,000 per capita (this is the highest GDP in South Asia.

Maldives GDP Growth: 7.5 % average during the 1990′s.

Annual Maldives Imports: USD $800 million.  Imports to the Maldives include a wide range of items, from food to hospitality supplies.

Maldives Business Environment

The Maldives business climate was seriously affected by the 2006 tsunami.  Thanks to an increase in tourism, however, the islands recovered quickly.  The capital of the Maldives, Male, is very much the commercial hub of this island nation, and all imports and exports to and from the Maldives pass through Male.

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