Travel services in Comoros
Comoros: Travel services was 39.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Comoros, 1980–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Comoros is 39.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Comoros peaked at 39.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1983.
That places Comoros 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Travel services in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.1% | — |
| 1981 | 19.9% | +96.9% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | +34.1% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -84.4% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +356.7% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 30.9% | +51.2% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | -59.9% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +64.4% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 4.2% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.5% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.2% | 23.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 18.9% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 29.7% | 39.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 41.2% compare
- 21 Eritrea 41.0% compare
- 22 China 40.8% compare
- 24 French Polynesia 39.6% compare
- 25 Philippines 39.4% compare
- 26 Qatar 39.4% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 26.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.224 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 460.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 14.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 185.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 39.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Comoros?
- Travel services in Comoros was 39.6% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1983.
- How does Comoros rank for travel services?
- Comoros ranks 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. 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 Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.