International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Comoros
Comoros: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 43.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Comoros, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Comoros is 43.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Comoros peaked at 53.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.90 million current US$, in 2003.
Comoros ranks 163rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 7.90 million current US$ | -47.3% |
| 2004 | 9.40 million current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 19.10 million current US$ | +103.2% |
| 2006 | 23.60 million current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 28.30 million current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 31.10 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 30.00 million current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 33.20 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 37.40 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 36.30 million current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 40.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 34.00 million current US$ | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 38.00 million current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 42.00 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 48.00 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 53.00 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 43.00 million current US$ | -18.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 43.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 43.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +103.2% | 9.40 million current US$ | 19.10 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.00 million current US$ | 15.00 million current US$ | 15.00 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.34 million current US$ | 7.90 million current US$ | 31.10 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.21 million current US$ | 33.20 million current US$ | 53.00 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.00 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 160 Bhutan 50.00 million current US$ compare
- 161 Afghanistan 49.00 million current US$ compare
- 161 Burundi 49.00 million current US$ compare
- 164 Trinidad and Tobago 42.00 million current US$ compare
- 165 Seychelles 39.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Montenegro 38.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Tonga 38.00 million current US$ 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)
- Food exports 88.5% (2023)
- 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$), annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Comoros?
- International tourism, expenditures in Comoros was 43.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 53.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.90 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Comoros rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Comoros ranks 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.