Merchandise trade in Comoros
Comoros: Merchandise trade was 23.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Comoros, 1980–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Comoros stood at 23.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Comoros peaked at 31.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1980.
Comoros ranks 193rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.6% | — |
| 1981 | 22.5% | +44.4% |
| 1982 | 26.2% | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 22.1% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 15.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.8% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 23.9% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.1% | 31.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 190 Ethiopia 24.2% compare
- 191 Argentina 23.8% compare
- 192 Pakistan 23.7% compare
- 194 Sao Tome and Principe 22.5% compare
- 195 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.5% compare
- 196 Afghanistan 22.2% compare
More private sector data for Comoros
- 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$), annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 420.23 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Comoros?
- Merchandise trade in Comoros was 23.1% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1980.
- How does Comoros rank for merchandise trade?
- Comoros ranks 193rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.