Comoros's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) was US$13.6 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 32.72% from US$20.22 million in 2018 (7.62% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$13.6 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$20.22 million | 2018 |
| Highest | US$21.66 million | 2014 |
| Lowest | US$6.17 million | 2003 |
| Average since 2014 | US$16.43 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$6.17 million | 2003 |
Over five years it is down 32.72% from US$20.22 million in 2018 (7.62% a year on average, compounded). Since 2003 it is up 120.42% from US$6.17 million in 2003 (4.03% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2023, Comoros' ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) rose 14.8% on 2022 (from US$11.85 million to US$13.6 million).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2022), the average change was +5.8% and a typical year strayed about 27.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 59.5% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 58.6% in 2021. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$1.05 million a year. A straight line explains 55% 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.
How it compares
In 2023, Comoros had the 8th 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 | US$13.6 million | 2023 |
| World | US$1.28 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$4.36 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$190.72 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Comoros in the 2023 ranking
- South Sudan — 4th of 12: US$35.64 million
- Aruba — 5th of 12: US$19.77 million
- Benin — 6th of 12: US$14.02 million
- Libya — 8th of 12: US$11.9 million
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 9th of 12: US$5.39 million
- Guyana — 10th of 12: US$4.55 million
What this measures
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 20 values
| Year | ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13,602,460 |
| 2022 | 11,847,574 |
| 2021 | 7,428,433 |
| 2020 | 17,951,526 |
| 2019 | 17,249,429 |
| 2018 | 20,218,604 |
| 2017 | 18,419,787 |
| 2016 | 17,612,576 |
| 2015 | 18,271,846 |
| 2014 | 21,661,599 |
| 2013 |
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$20.57 million (2025)
- Benin — US$14.02 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$16.46 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$89.57 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$4.26 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$11 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$189.16 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$2.51 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$13.11 million (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$119.96 million (2024)
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 8,823 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 1.04 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 109.86 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 8.01 (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 32.52% (2024)
- ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 1.42% (2021)
- ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) — 0.09% (2021)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 11.69% (2023)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Comoros's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?
- US$13.6 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is up 120.42% from US$6.17 million in 2003 (4.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$21.66 million in 2014 and the lowest US$6.17 million in 2003.
- How does Comoros rank?
- 8th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Comoros?
- In 2023, Comoros' ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) rose 14.8% on 2022 (from US$11.85 million to US$13.6 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2022), the average change was +5.8% and a typical year strayed about 27.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 BX.GSR.CCIS.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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