Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Comoros
Comoros: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 21.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Comoros, 1969–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 21.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Comoros peaked at 29.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
Comoros ranks 75th of 203 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.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 25.9% | — |
| 1970 | 9.3% | -64.1% |
| 1971 | 14.3% | +53.6% |
| 1972 | 6.7% | -53.3% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | +114.3% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -51.2% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | -32.6% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +78.0% |
| 1978 | 6.5% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 18.8% | +190.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -95.9% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +77.6% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +388.7% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -36.1% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | +105.4% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -81.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -95.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +406.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +292.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -90.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -60.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +2645.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -88.1% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +8713.4% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -95.8% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +218.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -44.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +82.9% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +376.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -86.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +332.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -33.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +281.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +91.7% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -46.9% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +134.7% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +97.4% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -58.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -70.6% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +363.1% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +196.5% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 21.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 21.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +8713.4% | 0.1% | 8.7% |
| 1995 | +2645.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 3.8% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 0.1% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 2.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 10.0% | 29.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 72 Republic of Moldova 23.3% compare
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.8% compare
- 74 Croatia 21.4% compare
- 76 Yemen 21.3% compare
- 77 Costa Rica 21.1% compare
- 78 Lebanon 21.0% 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Comoros?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Comoros was 21.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Comoros rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Comoros ranks 75th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.