1. Recognition of Ukraine: May 24, 1993
2. Establishment of the diplomatic relations: August 17, 1993
3. Political relations
May, 2013 – meeting between the Minister of Health of Ukraine and the Minister of Health of the Republic of Maldives on the sidelines of the 66th WHO Assembly (Geneva, Switzerland).
July 4-5, 2013 – official visit of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Maldives to Ukraine.
January, 2019 – meeting between the First Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the Minister of State for Economic Development of the Republic of Maldives (Mumbai, India).
June 3, 2021 – telephone conversation between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives.
August 18, 2022 – telephone conversation between the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Foreign Secretary of the Republic of Maldives.
4. Trade and economic relations
In 2025, total bilateral trade in goods amounted to USD 652 thousand. Ukrainian exports to the Maldives reached USD 652 thousand, while imports from the Maldives to Ukraine were absent. Ukraine recorded a trade surplus of USD 652 thousand.
The main Ukrainian export items to the Maldives in 2025 were meat and edible offal (USD 276 thousand), bakery products and rice paper (USD 103 thousand), confectionery products (USD 88 thousand), chocolate (USD 84 thousand), as well as sunflower, safflower or cotton-seed oil (USD 41 thousand).
| Indicators |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 | 2025 |
|
Trade Turnover |
8,6 |
3,0 |
4,25 |
3,9 |
2,61 |
1,47 |
1,61 | 0,65 |
|
Export |
8,1 |
2,99 |
4,1 |
2,7 |
2,6 |
1,47 |
1,61 | 0,65 |
|
Import |
0,05 |
0,08 |
0,115 |
1,2 |
0,017 |
- |
- | - |
|
Balance |
+7,6 |
+2,91 |
+4,0 |
+1,5 |
+2,58 |
+1,47 |
+1,61 | +0,65 |
5. Legal framework
The Legal and Treaty basis of the bilateral relations between Ukraine and the Republic of Maldives consists of 1 international treaty in force – Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Ukraine and the Republic of Maldives.
6. Diplomatic representation: Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India (concurrently in Maldives).