Trade in services (% of GDP) in Comoros
Comoros: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 21.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Comoros, 1980–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 21.9% for trade in services in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Comoros peaked at 24.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1980.
That places Comoros 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.8% | — |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +113.2% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 21.3% | +70.7% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 17.6% | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -43.4% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +58.8% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -11.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 21.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 21.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +113.2% | 5.8% | 12.4% |
| 1984 | +70.7% | 12.5% | 21.3% |
| 2021 | +58.8% | 12.3% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.9% | 5.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 15.1% | 23.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.2% | 15.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.9% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 12.3% | 24.9% | 4 |
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 trade in services in Comoros?
- Trade in services in Comoros was 21.9% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1980.
- How does Comoros rank for trade in services?
- Comoros ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.