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COMMUNICATION Phone calls 1999 2000 2003 2004 Percentage change in phone calls Phone lines (Million minutes) International telephone calls 7 7 7 8 National telephone calls 214 226 137 109 Mobile calls 8 36 97 141 Internet usage 20 36 52 45 International telephone calls 11 8 2 10 National telephone calls 12 6 -23 -20 Mobile calls 20 327 19 45 Internet usage 89 80 1 14 (thousands) Fixed telephone lines 22 24 30 32 Pay phones 1 1 1 1 Mobile phone lines 3 8 66 113 Post-paid 3 8 13 16 Pre-paid - - 53 97 Internet subscribers (numbers) 939 1,060 1,155 1,260 LAW ORDER & Number of cases dealt by courts 1990 2000 2003 2004 Change over previous year(%) - Cases dealt by courts Cases handled by the High Court Change over previous year (%)- Cases dealt by High Court Total 7,675 11,307 11,317 10,728 In Malé courts -4 9 -16 -12 In island courts 0 -1 -3 -0.4 In Malé courts 2,514 5,053 4,566 4,001 In island courts 5,161 6,254 6,751 6,727 Total -1 3 -8 -5 Cases filed 85 213 205 194 Cases dealt 80 254 162 219 Cases awaiting trial 72 95 111 86 Cases filed -45 -4 6 -5 Cases dealt -37 13 -24 35 Cases awaiting trial 7 20 63 -23 ELECTRICITY WATER & Electricity 1999 2000 2003 2004 (Million KWh) Production-Public sector 104 117 157 177 Utilization in Malé 65 74 97 109 Fuel consumption for electricity generation in Malé (Million litres) 19 21 24 91 (Thousand metric tons) Distribution 905 1,098 1,449 1,670 Billed water consumption 806 992 1,330 1,534 Water distribution in Malé FOREIGN TRADE Exports (f.o.b value in million Rf) Share of major destinations (%) Exports (f.o.b value in millions) Year 1990 2000 2003 2004 Imports (c.i.f value in billions) Major import markets Value 1990 2000 2003 2004 Total 503 897 1,446 1,572 USA 24 44 32 27 Thailand 18 6 16 23 Sri Lanka 13 18 14 12 Other countries 7 7 11 16 Japan 8 4 10 12 UK 18 19 10 10 Value (US$) 53 76 113 123 Value(Rf) 503 897 1,446 1572 Change (%) 25 19 25 9 Value (US$) 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 Value (Rf) 1.3 4.6 6.0 8.2 Change (%) 28.9 -3.4 20.2 36.3 Singapore na 26 25 25 Sri Lanka na 14 14 11 India na 9 10 10 Malaysia na 12 8 8 UAE na 8 8 10 Thailand na 3 5 4 TRANSPORT Total of international flights 1,650 7690 9,176 11,046 Chartered flights 412 1,200 922 1,123 Non-scheduled flights 136 517 645 849 Arrivals 218 539 636 711 Departures 218 535 635 722 Direct transit 78 48 121 144 Outward 2 7 7 9 Aircraft movement at Malé International Airport (numbers) 1990 2000 2003 2004 International flights Mail and freight handled at Malé International Airport Scheduled flights 1,102 5,973 7,609 9,074 Arrivals 4 292 286 321 Departures 5 283 277 307 International cargo (million Kg) Inward 5 17 14 16 Domestic cargo (thousand Kg) Inward 2 82 82 69 Outward 5 136 175 241 International mail (thousand Kg) Inward 22 49 56 56 Outward 14 24 20 22 Vehicles (Number) Motor cars 623 1,860 1,491 1,757 Motor cycles/Auto cycles 2,943 10,880 11,415 14,448 18.4 10.6 23.8 24.2 Passenger movement at Malé International Airport (thousands) Passenger movement at Malé International Airport (thousands) Domestic flights Registered vehicles & vessels Increase rate of all types of vehicles (%) HOUSING Number of dwellings 672 452 619 843 Floor area (thousand m²) 186.3 180.7 209.6 304.2 Residential 145.1 116.2 131.3 256.7 Non-residential 41.4 64.5 78.4 47.5 Number of dwellings 235 264 175 166 Residential structures, Census 1990 Census 2000 Number of structures Buildings authorised for construction Completed buildings Total 30,919 3,601 27,318 43,353 6,555 36,798 Occupied 26,910 3,380 23,530 36,895 6,351 30,544 Vacant 4,009 221 3,788 6,458 204 6,254 Households (number) 29,823 5,613 24,210 40,912 9,700 31,212 Household size 7 10 7 7 8 6 Floor area (thousand m²) 36.1 52.9 56.5 35.3 Residential 21.2 33.6 36.7 17.5 Non-residential 14.9 19.3 19.8 17.8 Total Malé Atolls Total Malé Atolls Households and completed Authorised buildings 2000 2002 2003 2004 HEALTH 1990 2000 2003 2004 Hospital beds IGM Hospital 95 205 236 246 ADK Hospital - 55 50 50 Hulhumalé Hospital - - - 32 Regional hospitals 72 210 226 240 Hdh.Kuludhuffushi 20 50 50 50 R.Ugoofaaru 16 30 30 30 M.Muli 16 30 30 30 S.Hithadoo 20 50 50 50 Gdh.Thinadoo - 50 50 50 L.Gan - - 16 30 Atoll hospitals - - 131 191 Nurse per bed: Republic 1 1 1 1 IGMH 1 1 1 Malé 74 390 405 433 Atolls 63 179 380 453 Paramedical staff Malé 18 159 243 288 Atolls 6 73 211 161 Health expenditure (excluding grants & loans) as a percentage of national budget 190 1,124 1,274 1,464* Note: All the figures of IGMH in 1990 represents the figures for Central Hospital since IGMH was inaugrated in 1995. Four Health Centres upgraded to Atoll Hospitals in 2001. There are 87 islands with doctors in 2003 and 97 in 2004. * Provisional figures a a Population per hospital bed 1,277 577 443 381 per practising staff nurse 11,845 760 603 534 per practising doctor 5,330 1,159 905 959 Number of doctors Malé 37 143 158 150 Atolls 3 91 157 152 Number of nurses Average occupancy ratio (IGMH) - 71 64 67 Contraceptive user rate in Maldives Male - 20 21 20 Female - 80 79 80 Total 15 11 10 11* Current 5 9 8 9* Capital 11 2 2 2* Per capita health expenditure as of national budget (Rf) 1 a 1 (In thousands) Government employees 1990 2000 2003 2004 Both sexes 12 27 29 33 Male 8 17 18 21 Female 4 10 10 12 (in thousands) Total 9 28 34 38 Asia 8 26 32 37 Bangladesh 2 5 6 9 India 1 12 16 17 Sri Lanka 4 8 9 8 Others 1 1 2 2 Other continents 1 1 1 2 Total 5 10 14 Asia 5 10 14 Other continents -4 6 16 Both sexes 17,117 9,666 7,451 100 56 44 Male 16,282 9,228 7,054 95 54 41 Female 835 438 397 5 3 2 (in thousands) Total 15 years & over 131 66 65 160 81 79 Economically active 67 49 18 87 58 29 Employed 67 49 18 86 57 29 Unemployed 0 0 0 2 1 1 Not economically active 62 17 46 71 22 48 Not stated 2 1 1 2 1 1 Expatriate employees Change over previous year (%) - Expatriate employees Tourism sector employment, 2004 Share (%) Total Local Foreign Total Local Foreign Economically active population - 15 years & over Census 1995 Census 2000 Both Male Female Both Male Female Note: * Others include other countries from Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Oceania. EMPLOYMENT (Million US$) Current account balance 10 -52 -32 -134 Trade balance -43 -233 -262 -386 Services (net) 49 209 273 307 Un-requited transfers (net) 4 -27 -42 -54 Non-monetary capital (net) -8 44 106 193 Overall balance 2 -8 74 -59 Balance of payments 1990 2000 2003 2004 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS MONEY BANKING & Net foreign assets 63 1,312 2,613 3,367 Net domestic assets 476 1,738 1,930 2,660 Domestic credit 680 2,587 3,247 4,283 Total liquidity (M2) 538 3,050 4,544 6,027 Narrow money (M1) 313 1,760 2,105 2,520 Quasi-money 225 1,289 2,438 3,507 (Million Rufiyaa) Total 245 1391 2,229 3,526 Fishing 5 69 151 222 Tourism 135 743 1,248 2,053 Agriculture 0 4 11 12 Construction 11 115 169 239 Manufacturing 9 18 40 48 Commerce* 72 392 489 731 Electricity, gas, water & sanitary serv. 0 1 3 3 Transport, storage & communication 4 24 31 89 Services 4 23 63 78 Empolyees & other activities 5 3 24 51 Monetary survey 1990 2000 2003 2004 Commercial bank loans & advances to private sector (Million Rufiyaa, at year end) Note: * Commerce includes wholesale, retail, import and export trade. GEOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENT & Location Climate: (Malé) 1990 2000 2003 2004 Average daily (Malé) Latitude 7° 6’ 35” N 0° 42’ 24” S Longitude 72° 33’ 19” E 73° 46’ 13” E Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): 859,000 sq. km. Annual rainfall (millimeters) 1,617 1,768 2,473 2,014 Duration of sunshine (hours) 2,943 2,816 2,804 2,810 Maximum temperature ( ) 31 30 Minimum temperature ( ) 26 26 Humidity (%) 78 80 81 80 Average wind speed 11 9 7 9 to to °C 31 31 °C 26 26 Number of islands 1,192 1,192 Inhabited islands (administrative)* 199 199 Uninhabited islands* 993 993 Number of inhabited islands by size Area (hectares) <10 10-24 25-49 50-99 100-299 300+ Islands(pre-tsunami) 17 64 61 28 26 3 Islands(post-tsunami)* 16 62 61 28 26 3 Islands facing severe beach erosion (reported since 1990) 182 Resorts facing severe beach erosion (reported since 1990) 39 Marine protected areas (as of October 1999) 26 Marine animals prohibited for fishing & collection 8 Marine products prohibited for export 15 Atolls with shark fishery moratoria 7 Protected birds (as of May 2003) 70 Environment (pre-tsunami) Note: *R. Kandholhudhoo (11.2 ha), M. Madifushi (10.9 ha), Dh. Gemendhoo (4.7 ha) were completely destroyed due to tsunami and are now uninhabited. Government finance 1990 2000 2003 2004 Functional classification of central government expenditure Million Rufiyaa Revenue & grants 589 2,373 3,088 3,395 Revenue 504 2,207 2,964 3,321 Tax revenue 294 1,014 1,269 1,638 Non-tax revenue 204 1,188 1,668 1,664 Capital revenue 6 4 28 18 Grants 85 166 124 75 Expenditure & net lending 747 2,694 3,388 3,565 Current expenditure 372 1,876 2,346 2,658 Capital expenditure 376 818 1,043 907 . Net lending 9 -46 -164 -193 Overall deficit(-),including grants -159 -322 -424 -245 Financing 159 322 424 245 Foreign (net) 74 4 419 405 Disbursements 114 129 594 610 Repayments(-) 40 126 175 204 Domestic 85 318 -119 -235 Overall deficit(-),excluding grants -244 -487 -424 -245 Total expenditure 100 100 100 100 Public services 34 43 34 34 Social services 33 42 47 46 Economic services 31 12 15 16 Interest on public debt 2 4 4 4 1 3 2 1 2 3 Excludes grants for direct expenditure by donors. Primarily reflects net borrowing from Maldives Monetary Authority Includes net lending Note: Figures for 2003 are provisional. PUBLIC FINANCE Census population 1990 2000 2003 2004 Population by selected age groups (Republic) Year 1990 2000 2003 2004 Vital statistics 1990 2000 2003 2004 Republic Male 109,336 137,200 144,599 146,799 Female 103,879 132,901 140,467 142,681 Sex ratio 105 103 103 103 Dependency ratio 99 81 67 63 Population in Malé(%) 26 27 27 27 Children (under 18 yrs) 113,138 130,987 127,371 125,696 Adolescents (10-19 yrs) 48,090 74,355 79,858 80,091 Youth (18-34 yrs) 55,715 73,972 84,959 88,712 Working age (15-64 yrs) 106,807 148,868 170,276 177,426 Reproductive age (15-49 yrs) 45,439 65,611 152,081 158,830 Old age (65+) 5,754 10,029 11,958 12,659 Infant mortality rate (/’000 live births) 34 21 14 *15 Child mortality rate (/’000 live births) 48 30 18 **22 Crude birth rate (/’000 population) 41 20 18 18 Crude death rate (/’000 population) 6 4 4 3 Maternal mortality rate (/’000 live births) 2 1 1 1 Still birth rate (/’000 live births) 19 15 11 9 Life expectancy at birth (years) Male 64 71 70 71 Female 63 72 71 72 Note: Sex ratio: males per 100 females Dependency ratio: dependants per 100 working age population. Working age: population 15 - 64 years * 9% of Infant mortality is due to tsunami **21% of Child mortality is due to tsunami 213,215 270,101 285,066 289,480 Interval ‘85-’90 ‘90-’95 ‘95-’00 Growth rate 3.4 2.7 1.9 Dependants: population below 15 years and 65+ Intercensal annual growth rate,1977- 2000 (%) POPULATION EDUCATION 1990 2000 2003 2004 Students enrolment Percentage of students in atolls 64 74 72 72 Percentage of female students 47 49 49 49 Number of teachers na 3,823 6,004 5,239 Literacy rate (2001) 98.94% 62,573 105,356 104,408 104,214 Pre-primary na 12,894 11,206 13,075 Primary (grade 1 - 7) 14,268 73,522 66,169 63,300 Lower secondary (grade 8-10) 1,626 18,254 25,486 26,141 Higher secondary (grade 11-12) 152 638 1,481 1,622 Special class 11 48 66 76 Pre-primary na 66 64 66 Primary (grade 1-7) na 80 79 79 Lower secondary (grade 8-10) na 51 62 62 Higher secondary (grade 11-12) - 0 16 16 Malé 49 50 52 52 Atolls 51 50 48 48 Trained teachers (%) na 86 67 62 Expatriate teachers (%) na 31 36 37 Student teacher ratio (trained teachers)na 28 26 32 Note:There were 3 schools providing higher secondary education in atolls in 2003 NATIONAL ACCOUNTS GDP at constant prices 1990 2000 2003 2004 GDP by industry (million Rufiyaa) Primary sector 483 595 738 758 Secondary sector 372 915 1,183 1,242 Tertiary sector 2,354 5,085 5,969 6,508 Fisim -125 -249 -300 -327 GDP percentage shares GDP at current prices GDP in million Rufiyaa 3,085 6,345 7,590 8,180 GDP growth (%) 16.9 4.8 8.5 7.8 GDP (million US$) 262 539 645 695 GDP per capita (Rf) 14,466 23,380 26,625 28,259 GDP per capita (US$) 1,229 1,986 2,262 2,401 Agriculture 129 175 196 205 Fisheries 331 381 498 508 Coral & sand mining 24 39 44 45 Manufacturing 283 505 643 637 Electricity & water supply - 204 275 313 Construction 88 206 265 292 Wholesale & retail trade 149 288 308 326 Tourism (resorts etc.) 1,050 2,094 2,482 2,689 Transport & communications 298 919 1,079 1,262 Financial services - 215 251 266 Real estate 305 497 550 568 Business services - 184 211 221 Government administration 297 751 943 1,029 Education, health & social services 255 137 144 146 Primary sector 16 9 10 9 Secondary sector 12 14 16 15 Tertiary sector 76 80 79 80 GDP (million Rufiyaa) 2,054 7,348 8,863 9,374 GDP (million US$) 216 624 692 732 Of which Fisheries 11 6 7 6 Of which Tourism 34 33 33 33 Note: 1_/ Figure for the year 1990 represents the value of Financial services & Business services in addition to Education, health and social services. -GDP figures for 2000 & 2004 were revised on November 2002, and 2003-2004 in July 2005 PRICES Total CPI 57 115 113 120 CPI(excluding fish) 64 110 112 116 Inflation rate (%) 3.6 -1.2 -2.9 6.4 Euro na 10.35 15.48 16.97 Great Britain Pound na 16.97 21.90 24.26 US dollar na 11.77 12.80 12.80 Japanese yen na 0.10 0.12 0.12 Singapore dollar na 6.64 7.35 7.64 Indian rupees na 0.25 0.28 0.29 Sri Lanka rupees na 0.15 0.13 0.12 Dried sea cucumber na 290 346 328 Fresh/chilled tuna na 51 116 121 Dried tuna na 118 97 96 Live reef fish na 106 92 84 Salted & dried fish na 79 74 70 Fresh/ chilled reef fish na 67 74 93 Canned fish na 57 69 75 Fish meal na 61 67 76 Apparel and clothing na 105 62 54 Frozen tuna na 34 42 51 For fisherman 3.39 4.17 4.68 5.18 Open market 3.18 4.00 4.34 5.14 Price revision as of end year Consumer Price Index (CPI), Base - June 1995=100 1990 2000 2003 2004 Average exchange rates (Rufiyaa per foreign currency unit, at year end) Unit value index of selected export items, base- 1998=100 Price of fuel oil per litre (Rf) 1 1 TOURISM 1990 2000 2003 2004 Share of major markets(%) Percentage change Tourist arrivals (thousands) 195 467 564 617 Tourist bed nights (thousands) 1,682 3,937 4,705 5,110 Total bed capacity (thousands) 9 19 19 20 Share of bed capacity (Resorts) 87 85 86 86 Bed capacity utilization rate (%) 60 68 77 84 Average duration of stay (days) 9 8 8 8 Tourist resorts 64 86 87 87 Italy 20 23 25 21 UK. 12 15 17 18 Germany 21 17 13 12 Japan 7 10 7 8 Tourist arrivals 23 9 16 9 Bed nights 15 6 16 9 Bed capacity of resort(%) 1 6 0 3 Revenue 142 693 899 935* Expenditure 7 28 35 61* Current 7 27 35 55* Capital 0 1 0.4 7* Share of total rev.(%) 28 31 30 28* Share of total exp.(%) 1 1 1 2* * Prosvisional figures Tourism revenue & expenditure to government budget (million Rf) FISHERIES AGRICULTURE & Annual change fish catch(%) 7 -4 -5 2 Skipjack tuna 60 80 108 110 Yellowfin 5 16 23 25 Other tuna related species 5 6 8 7 Other marine fish 6 17 17 17 Total catch (’000 metric tons) Composition of fish catch, (‘000 metric tons): Total catch 76 119 115 159 1990 2000 2003 2004 Total catch 76 119 115 159 Local consumption 20 57 38 30 Exports 53 57 112 122 Stock (of current year) 4 5 6 7 Total annual lease of uninhabited islands (Million Rf) 0.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 Note: Dash (-) means not available. 28 YEARS AVERAGE OF MONTHLY SUNSHINE & RAINFALL (MALÉ), 1975 - 2004 Sunshine (hrs) Rainfall (mm) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Millimetres/Hours POPULATION PYRAMID OF MALDIVES 2005, BASED ON PROJECTED MID-YEAR POPULATION Male Female 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75 + Age group Population size BIRTHS AND DEATHS, 1980 - 2004 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 In number Births Deaths GDP PER CAPITA (US$), 1984 - 2004 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 US$ At 1995 constant prices MALDIVES - KEY INDICATORS 2005 MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - STATISTICS SECTION Source: Statistical Yearbook of Maldives 2005 Website: www.planning.gov.mv Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] © Ministry of Planning and National Development Note: There are some discrepancies in totals due to decimal rounding. TOTAL EXPORTS AND IMPORTS, 1990-2004 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 In million Rf Import Export ELECTRICITY UTILIZATION IN MALE', 1983 - 2004 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 Year Electricity Utilaization in '000 kwh
