External balance on goods and services in Comoros
Comoros: External balance on goods and services was -22.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services in Comoros, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, external balance on goods and services in Comoros stood at -22.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Comoros peaked at -15.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -24.5%, in 2022.
Comoros ranks 160th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -18.1% | — |
| 1981 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -15.2% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | -19.8% | +30.1% |
| 2009 | -19.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | -20.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | -20.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | -22.9% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | -21.1% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | -19.9% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | -17.5% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | -15.8% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | -16.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | -17.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | -16.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | -22.4% | +33.9% |
| 2021 | -22.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | -24.5% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | -23.8% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | -23.0% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | -22.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -18.1% | -18.1% | -18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -18.1% | -18.1% | -18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -18.1% | -19.8% | -15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.8% | -22.9% | -15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -23.0% | -24.5% | -22.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More economy & growth data for Comoros
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 11.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1185 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 243.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 51.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 106,261 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Comoros?
- External balance on goods and services in Comoros was -22.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was -15.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.5% in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Comoros ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.