Comoros's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) was 13.4% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 3.33 percentage points from 16.73% in 2018.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 16.73% | 2018 |
| Highest | 48.71% | 1984 |
| Lowest | 4.49% | 2007 |
| Average since 2014 | 15.61% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 13.38% | 1980 |
Over five years it is down 3.33 percentage points from 16.73% in 2018. Since 1980 it is up 0.02 percentage points from 13.38% in 1980. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2023, Comoros' communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 0.82 percentage points on 2022 (from 12.58% to 13.4%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2022), the average change was +0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.94 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 28.74 percentage points in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.74 percentage points in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Comoros had the 9th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Comoros | 13.4% | 2023 |
| World | 49.27% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.13% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 45.72% | 2025 |
Closest to Comoros in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 36 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.4 |
| 2022 | 12.58 |
| 2021 | 13.63 |
| 2020 | 19.21 |
| 2019 | 16.91 |
| 2018 | 16.73 |
| 2017 | 17.31 |
| 2016 | 16.63 |
| 2015 | 18.3 |
| 2014 | 11.43 |
| 2013 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 9.14% (2025)
- Benin — 47.01% (2023)
- Botswana — 60.55% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 17.28% (2024)
- Burundi — 17.25% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 36.85% (2025)
- Cameroon — 40.73% (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 21.84% (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 55.25% (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Comoros
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$116.12 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$20.29 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France (current US$) — US$40.43 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$55.21 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$166.35 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$166.35 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$166.35 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Comoros's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 13.4% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 0.02 percentage points from 13.38% in 1980. The highest value was 48.71% in 1984 and the lowest 4.49% in 2007.
- How does Comoros rank?
- 9th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Comoros?
- In 2023, Comoros' communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 0.82 percentage points on 2022 (from 12.58% to 13.4%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2022), the average change was +0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.94 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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