Short-term debt in Comoros
Comoros: Short-term debt was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Comoros, 1980–2023
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Comoros is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.5% on the previous year and down 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Comoros peaked at 57.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
That places Comoros 112th out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.1% | — |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +57.3% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | -57.7% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | +96.1% |
| 1984 | 30.3% | +225.8% |
| 1985 | 22.3% | -26.3% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 54.5% | +102.4% |
| 1988 | 27.4% | -49.6% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 32.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | -25.7% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +110.7% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -73.6% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -53.7% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -72.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -38.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +60.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -45.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -68.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.3%, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.1%, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +225.8% | 9.3% | 30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 4.7% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 20.3% | 32.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 5.8% | 57.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 109 Azerbaijan 0.6% compare
- 110 Guyana 0.4% compare
- 111 Myanmar 0.3% compare
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 0.2% compare
- 114 Lesotho 0.2% compare
- 115 East Timor 0.1% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.10 million BoP, current US$ (1990)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person (1990)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 7.10 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 32.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Comoros?
- Short-term debt in Comoros was 0.3% in 2023, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for short-term debt?
- Comoros ranks 112th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.