IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Comoros
Comoros: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP was 0.011 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Comoros, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Comoros is 0.011 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Comoros peaked at 0.0321 units per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
That places Comoros 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Comoros, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0187 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0233 units per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0258 units per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0213 units per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.018 units per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.018 units per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0159 units per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 units per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0277 units per US$ of GDP | +43.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0226 units per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0222 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0231 units per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 units per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 units per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0282 units per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0266 units per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 units per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0208 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0183 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 units per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0159 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0199 units per US$ of GDP | +66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0241 units per US$ of GDP | +37.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0314 units per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0287 units per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0195 units per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 2025 | 0.011 units per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.011 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.015 units per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.011 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +66.7% | 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.02 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0258 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0214 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0321 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP | 0.011 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 83 Rwanda 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Iran 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Nigeria 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Saint Lucia 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP compare
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 capita 22.71 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Comoros?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Comoros was 0.011 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0321 units per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Comoros rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
- Comoros ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ GDP (current US$)
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.