Comoros: Goods exports (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 26.45% from US$43.6 million in 2018 (5.96% a year on average, compounded). Since 1980 it is up 186.6% from US$11.19 million in 1980 (2.48% a year on average, compounded). 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' goods exports (current US$, BoP) fell 42.2% on 2022 (from US$55.5 million to US$32.07 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2022), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 46.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 122.6% in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 63.8% in 1984. 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 23% 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 10th 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.

Closest to Comoros in the 2023 ranking

• Curaçao — 7th of 12: US$560.19 million
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 8th of 12: US$231.04 million
• Aruba — 9th of 12: US$164.45 million
• Palau — 11th of 12: US$1.75 million
• Tuvalu — 12th of 12: US$287,906

What this measures

Exports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 36 values

Goods exports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$30.62 billion (2025)
• Benin — US$4.05 billion (2023)
• Botswana — US$5.53 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$6.12 billion (2024)
• Burundi — US$406.91 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$344.22 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$6.79 billion (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$35.87 billion (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — US$7.51 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$20.8 billion (2024)
• Eswatini

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 goods exports (current US$, BoP)?

US$32.07 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 186.6% from US$11.19 million in 1980 (2.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$55.5 million in 2022 and the lowest US$7.05 million in 1984.

How does Comoros rank?

10th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in goods exports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Comoros?

In 2023, Comoros' goods exports (current US$, BoP) fell 42.2% on 2022 (from US$55.5 million to US$32.07 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2022), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 46.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.MRCH.CD, 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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