Official trade statistics for the categories live on Katalyzon — how much Maldives buys, India's share, how fast demand is growing and which countries India competes with.
| Category | Imports | From India | India's share | Growth /yr | Opportunity | Importer rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild Steel | $55.5M | $24.6M | 44% | +5.7% | 48 | #96 of 203 |
| Agri & Food | $29.8M | $24.5M | 82% | +15% | 50 | #106 of 204 |
| Coffee | $8.46M | $146K | 1.7% | +10% | 58 | #109 of 203 |
| Plastics & Packaging | $5.35M | $2.4M | 45% | +3.5% | 30 | #142 of 204 |
| Spices | $4.06M | $1.81M | 45% | +7.7% | 34 | #97 of 203 |
| Dry Fruits & Nuts | $2.79M | $911K | 33% | +15% | 48 | #112 of 203 |
| Home & Handicraft | $2.3M | $224K | 9.7% | −0.9% | 37 | #99 of 204 |
| Herbal & Ayurveda | $1.15M | $113K | 9.8% | −3.1% | 37 | #117 of 202 |
| Jewellery | $1M | $76.2K | 7.6% | −1.1% | 34 | #146 of 204 |
| Leather | $210K | $16.7K | 7.9% | — | — | #146 of 202 |
Importer rank: this market's position among all importing countries for the category, by value.
Share of Maldives's imports by supplying country, 2024. CEPII BACI.
Exporters: find researched Maldives buyers on LeadWave — each scored, sourced and checked by a person. Statistics above are country totals; they never identify a buyer.
Annual figures: CEPII BACI (Gaulier & Zignago, 2010), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — mirror-reconciled bilateral trade, HS 2017, US dollars.
Official figures are shown as published, in their own currency. Shares, growth rates and opportunity scores are Katalyzon calculations. Country totals are national statistics — they never identify individual buyers.