Comoros's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$15.1 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 71.58% from US$8.8 million in 2018 (11.4% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$15.1 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$8.8 million | 2018 |
| Highest | US$15.1 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$572,053 | 1985 |
| Average since 2014 | US$9.42 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$634,236 | 1980 |
Over five years it is up 71.58% from US$8.8 million in 2018 (11.4% a year on average, compounded). Since 1980 it is up 2,281% from US$634,236 in 1980 (7.65% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2023, Comoros' primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 29.2% on 2022 (from US$11.69 million to US$15.1 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2022), the average change was +11.4% and a typical year strayed about 44.9% 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 162.5% in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.8% in 1985. 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 upward, about US$830,663 a year. A straight line explains 86% 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 US$15.73 million for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$1.87 million, against US$3.66 million 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 2023, Comoros had the 13th 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$15.1 million | 2023 |
| World | US$7.44 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$34.85 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$84.24 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Comoros in the 2023 ranking
- Tuvalu — 9th of 12: US$48.14 million
- Palau — 10th of 12: US$23.67 million
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 11th of 12: US$17.95 million
What this measures
Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 36 values
| Year | Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15,098,865 |
| 2022 | 11,688,121 |
| 2021 | 11,911,133 |
| 2020 | 9,235,161 |
| 2019 | 8,860,284 |
| 2018 | 8,799,807 |
| 2017 | 7,788,989 |
| 2016 | 7,681,567 |
| 2015 | 6,125,958 |
| 2014 | 7,034,715 |
| 2013 |
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$778.62 million (2025)
- Benin — US$344.02 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$166.83 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$311.54 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$34.06 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$61.42 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$228.85 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$399.87 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$60.42 million (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$842.48 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Comoros
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$15.1 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 2,281% from US$634,236 in 1980 (7.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$15.1 million in 2023 and the lowest US$572,053 in 1985.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.FCTY.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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