Comoros: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Low Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
Economic Trivia | Agriculture contributes 50% to GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2013): France, United Arab Emirates, and Madagascar |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Fishing; Tourism; Perfume Distillation |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $1,263,391,524 (2017) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 2.5% (2017) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $1,552 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 184/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | -8.115% (2015) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $165,557,975 (2017) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 216.5% (2017) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 9.649% (2017) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 7.502% (2015) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($41,140,990) (2012) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 211,248 (2017) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 54.85% (2017) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 15.401% (2017) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 29.749% (2017) |
Unemployment Rate | 4.341% (2017) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $286,823,057 (2017) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $114,859,007 (2017) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 41.479% (2017) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $8,607,994 (2017) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $60,932,329 (2012) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Comoros’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.