Comoros's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) was -128.55 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 79.13% from -71.77 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -128.55 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -108.01 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -71.77 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | -43.43 billion | 2007 |
| Lowest | -128.55 billion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -103.46 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -43.43 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Comoros' external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 2.77 billion on 2024 (from -125.78 billion to -128.55 billion).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2024), the average change was −4.84 billion and a typical year strayed about 5.69 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 7.1 billion in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.42 billion in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 6.19 billion a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about -147.21 billion for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 5.59 billion, against 13.29 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2025, Comoros had the 67th highest value of the 95 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.
Closest to Comoros in the 2025 ranking
- Canada — 64th of 95: -87.04 billion
- North Macedonia — 65th of 95: -116.39 billion
- Central African Republic — 66th of 95: -121.1 billion
- Guinea-Bissau — 68th of 95: -138.28 billion
- Guatemala — 69th of 95: -138.41 billion
- Iceland — 70th of 95: -181.56 billion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 19 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -128,552,951,589 |
| 2024 | -125,783,123,219 |
| 2023 | -119,203,158,569 |
| 2022 | -111,219,535,787 |
| 2021 | -107,780,050,952 |
| 2020 | -108,008,217,840 |
| 2019 | -91,588,845,495 |
| 2018 | -87,330,618,408 |
| 2017 | -81,287,881,623 |
| 2016 | -73,812,699,057 |
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — -919.98 billion (2024)
- Benin — -317.3 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 17.96 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — -1.52 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — -40.77 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — -2.13 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — -121.1 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 5.24 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 1.4 trillion (2025)
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$166.35 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Comoros's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU)?
- -128.55 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is down 195.99% from -43.43 billion in 2007. The highest value was -43.43 billion in 2007 and the lowest -128.55 billion in 2025.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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