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Inflation

Consumer prices, published statistics from Statistics Maldives. Year-on-year % change in the CPI, November 2022 = 100.

Inflation, all items
0.8%
y/y, Aug 2026
Core (excl. food & bev.)
−0.9%
y/y, Aug 2026
Male' (capital)
0.0%
y/y, Aug 2026
Atolls
1.8%
y/y, Aug 2026 · +1.8pp vs Male'

Inflation: capital vs islands i

Year-on-year % change in the CPI. The atolls have generally run hotter than the capital.

-1.8%0.4%2.7%5.0%7.3%202420252026
NationalMale'Atolls

What's driving prices

Latest year-on-year % change by category, national (Aug 2026). Ranked; a full bar is the fastest-rising category.

Transport +8.1%
Food & beverages +5.7%
Restaurants & accommodation +1.9%
Health +0.8%
Furnishing & household +0.7%
Housing & utilities +0.7%
Information & communication +0.6%
Education +0.3%