Food exports in Comoros
Comoros: Food exports was 88.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Comoros, 1962–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Comoros is 88.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Comoros peaked at 97.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2007.
That places Comoros 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Food exports in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 44.2% | — |
| 1995 | 76.4% | +72.8% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +42.8% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -84.0% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +396.5% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -32.1% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +53.2% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 61.5% | 89.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 13.8% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 43.4% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 53.1% | 88.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 9 Gambia 90.7% compare
- 10 Malawi 90.2% compare
- 11 Palau 88.7% compare
- 13 Faroe Islands 88.0% compare
- 14 Cape Verde 86.4% compare
- 15 Seychelles 85.9% compare
More private sector data for Comoros
- Merchandise trade 23.1% (2025)
- Food imports 42.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 371.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 10.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 48.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 420.23 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Comoros?
- Food exports in Comoros was 88.5% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2007.
- How does Comoros rank for food exports?
- Comoros ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.