Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Comoros
Comoros: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 46.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Comoros, 1969–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Comoros is 46.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Comoros peaked at 99.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2016.
That places Comoros 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 74.1% | — |
| 1970 | 90.7% | +22.4% |
| 1971 | 85.7% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 93.3% | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 93.0% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 96.2% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 93.3% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 90.3% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 81.2% | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 99.0% | +21.8% |
| 1983 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 93.2% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 96.5% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 92.3% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 98.1% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 85.3% | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 98.8% | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 96.8% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 92.4% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 99.7% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 91.7% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 97.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 88.8% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 96.5% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 46.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 46.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 91.3% | 85.7% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 93.1% | 81.2% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 88.8% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 79.4% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 40.3% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 41.4% | 64.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 146 Panama 47.8% compare
- 147 Montenegro 47.3% compare
- 148 United Arab Emirates 46.8% compare
- 150 Malawi 46.1% compare
- 151 Australia 45.9% compare
- 152 New Caledonia 45.9% 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)
- 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Comoros?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Comoros was 46.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2016.
- How does Comoros rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Comoros ranks 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.