The Government of the Maldives has allocated USD 5.37 million in the State Budget 2022 for the promotion of sports in the country.
A large amount of the budget has been allocated for sports development, resource development and youth development. As such, USD 5.37 million has been allocated for sports promotion and USD 6.13 million has been allocated for sports development.
Meanwhile, USD 1.92 million has been allocated for finances related to youth, of which USD 1.61 million has been allocated for youth empowerment, about USD 65,000 allocated for promoting health and well-being of the youth, about USD 26,000 for youth skills development and about USD 207,000 allocated for functioning the Youth Centres.
The government has been working on empowering youth and developing facilities related to developing youth.