petroleum products, ships, foodstuffs, clothing, intermediate and capital goods
Imports - partners:
Singapore 27.2%, UAE 16.9%, Malaysia 9.7%, India 7.7%, Thailand 4.9%, Sri Lanka 4.6%, Germany 4.1% (2008)
Debt - external:
$477 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 166 $482 million (2006 est.)
Exchange rates:
rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - 12.8 (2008), 12.8 (2007), 12.8 (2006), 12.8 (2005), 12.8 (2004)
Communications ::Maldives
Telephones - main lines in use:
50,396 (2009) country comparison to the world: 162