Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Comoros
Comoros: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Comoros, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Comoros peaked at 0.272 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
Comoros ranks 152nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Comoros, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.1503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1987 | 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1452 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1484 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2741 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Ireland 0.2206 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Kazakhstan 0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Norway 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Benin 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Saudi Arabia 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Comoros?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Comoros was 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.272 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does Comoros rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Comoros ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.