Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Comoros
Comoros: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 10.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Comoros, 1962–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, manufactures exports in Comoros stood at 10.2%.
That represents a change of down 58.1% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Comoros peaked at 56.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2003.
Comoros ranks 142nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 39.7% | — |
| 1995 | 23.2% | -41.5% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 34.8% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -77.5% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -56.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +328.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -52.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +390.5% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +84.4% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +82.9% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | +56.2% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -39.4% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -58.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 10.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 10.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +390.5% | 6.3% | 31.0% |
| 2005 | +328.2% | 3.0% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 7.6% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 2.3% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 15.2% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 10.2% | 40.3% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Comoros?
- Manufactures exports in Comoros was 10.2% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2003.
- How does Comoros rank for manufactures exports?
- Comoros ranks 142nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.