Statistics from the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) shows food products inflation in Male' and atolls have gone down to 5.6 percent over the last two to three months.

Food inflation rose exponentially after March 2026, sitting at 1.9 percent in that month. June saw the highest peak for the price of food afterward, with inflation at 7.3 percent. Inflation went down a certain amount after June.

In August, inflation went down by 1.6 percent compared to June.

Inflation for food was at 1.2 percent at the start of 2026, which is 6.2 percent lower than 2025. 

The price of food in Male' was at the highest in June, at 7.5 percent. The price of food in atolls was at its peak in June and July at 7.1 percent.

Transportation inflation in August was at 8 percent, with it going back and forth between 8 and 9 percent since March. It rose that high due to the war in the Middle East raising travel costs.

Even though aviation costs rose, the rate of price increases in other sectors being low put overall inflation at 0.6 percent.