Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Comoros
Comoros: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Comoros, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Comoros is 0.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Comoros peaked at 2.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 1992.
Comoros ranks 158th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.1% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 2.4% | — |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -53.5% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -90.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +539.2% |
| 1992 | -0.3% | -153.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -113.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +301.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -42.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -95.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +1815.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -62.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1014.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -67.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +755.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -47.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +201.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -39.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +145.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -54.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -62.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +20.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1815.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | +1014.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2007 | +755.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 1991 | +539.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0186 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 38.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 27.95 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Comoros?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Comoros was 0.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 1992.
- How does Comoros rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Comoros ranks 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.