International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Comoros
Comoros: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 12.5% 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 % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Comoros is 12.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Comoros peaked at 15.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2003.
Comoros ranks 12th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.5% | — |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -46.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +75.7% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -16.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 12.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 12.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) 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 | +75.7% | 7.9% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 7.8% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.3% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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)
- Commercial service imports 203.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 88.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 48.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 110.18 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Comoros?
- International tourism, expenditures in Comoros was 12.5% 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 15.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2003.
- How does Comoros rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Comoros ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.