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Comoros

Capital: MoroniRegion: Sub-Saharan Africa Income: Lower middle income
GDP
$1.77B
2026
Population
866,628
2024
GDP per Capita
$2K
2026
Life Expectancy
66.8 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$1.77B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)4.0%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$2K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$3.87B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$4K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026
GNI (Current USD)$1.45B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$2K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$4K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)9.6%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)50.1%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)36.6%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)9.2%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)103.6%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)11.7%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)11.7%2023
GDP Deflator (%)5.0%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$10K2024
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$1K2021
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)5.4%2021
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-24.6%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)1.6%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)1.63%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$137.7M2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)1.9%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)32.6%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-1.7%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-3.2%2026
Total Investment (% of GDP)2.3%2026
Gross National Savings (% of GDP)-0.9%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)5.1%2024
Lending Interest Rate (%)8.0%2022
Deposit Interest Rate (%)2.1%2022
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$323.9M2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)7.62023
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)454.522024
Broad Money (% of GDP)38.2%2023

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)44.4%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)34.5%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$142.8M2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$496.6M2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$30.0M2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$358.0M2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.5%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$7.1M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$282.4M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)19.6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)3.1%2023
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-1.9%2023
Current Account Balance (USD)$-24.6M2023

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)24.8%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$385.6M2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)1.7%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$232.2M2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$61.6M2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)12.5%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)18.3%2023
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)8.9%2022
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)14.1%2022
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)45.5%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)41.8%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)49.6%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)21.3%2025

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)512025

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)11.8%2025
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)45.0%2025
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)20.6%2025
Average Firm Age (years)12 years2025
Firms Using Computers (%)77.8%2025

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population866,6282024
Population Growth (%)1.9%2024
Population Density (per km²)4572023
Surface Area (sq km)1,8612023
Land Area (sq km)1,8612023
Urban Population (%)33.5%2024
Urban Population (total)290,6602024
Rural Population (%)66.5%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth66.8 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male64.8 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female68.9 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.92023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)28.72023
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.22023
Net Migration-2,1272025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)37.1%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)58.4%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)4.5%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)71.2%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)229.92023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)165.82023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force310,8412025
Labor Force Participation (%)55.8%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)47.6%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)63.9%2025
Unemployment (%)3.8%2025
Female Unemployment (%)4.4%2025
Male Unemployment (%)3.4%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)8.8%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)33.6%2025
Employment in Industry (%)14.8%2025
Employment in Services (%)51.6%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)56.8%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)42.1%2025
Part-Time Employment (%)19.9%2021
Employers (% of total employment)1.1%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)42.7%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)2.3%2023
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)11.5%2025
Adult Literacy Rate (%)75.8%2021
Male Literacy Rate (%)79.9%2021
Youth Literacy Rate (%)90.8%2021
Primary School Enrollment (%)97.0%2024
Primary Completion Rate (%)72.7%2024
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)44.1%2024
Out-of-School Children, Primary21,7432024
Out-of-School Girls, Primary10,6662024
Primary School Teachers3,9522024
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary282018
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary82018
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)54.6%2015

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)6.6%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1022023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.8%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)56.6%2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.42022
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)1.62022
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)39.82023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)37.22023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)42.42023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)44.1%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)44.7%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)11.2%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)70.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)75.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.102024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)222024
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)18.2%2022
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)4.0%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)27.7%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)6.7%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)6.02021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)0.22020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Renewable Electricity Output (%)0.0%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)39.3%2022
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)10.4%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)11.92020
Forest Area (%)17.0%2023
Forest Area (sq km)3162023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.7%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.4%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)85.1%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)57.2%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)71.5%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)1,7342023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)106.72022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)107.82022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)99.82022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)11,3612023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)4.02023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)0.8%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)35.7%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)0.42023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)16.22024
Scientific Journal Articles42022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$92K2023
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)11.7%2023

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Container Port Traffic (TEU)54,3592019
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.562018
Electricity from Oil (%)100.0%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)16.7%2024
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)47.2%2021
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)30.5%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)102.0%2018
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)55.22023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.072018

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-0.992023
Government Effectiveness-1.542023
Regulatory Quality-1.242023
Voice & Accountability-0.812023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)19.3%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)6.6%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)8.5%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)38.9%2023

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Social Assistance Coverage (%)4.9%2020
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.402020
Human Capital Index, Female0.412020
Human Capital Index, Male0.402020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School5.1 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals7,0002020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$18.5M2020
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$43.0M2020
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)26.8%2020
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$500K2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Slums (% of urban)48.5%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)1.3%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)49.4%2024