Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Comoros
Comoros: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 39.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Comoros, 1980–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Comoros is 39.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Comoros peaked at 49.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1983.
Comoros ranks 28th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.9% | — |
| 1981 | 30.3% | +178.1% |
| 1982 | 38.1% | +25.7% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | -81.8% |
| 1984 | 35.6% | +414.3% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | +33.8% |
| 1987 | 21.7% | -55.9% |
| 1988 | 20.2% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +31.5% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +12.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 39.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 39.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +414.3% | 6.9% | 35.6% |
| 1981 | +178.1% | 10.9% | 30.3% |
| 1983 | -81.8% | 38.1% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 6.9% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 18.7% | 21.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.8% | 24.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 19.0% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 30.0% | 39.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 25 Moldova 40.1% compare
- 26 Philippines 40.0% compare
- 27 Macao 39.9% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 39.7% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.5% compare
- 31 Tuvalu 39.0% 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)
- Commercial service imports 203.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 88.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.2% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Comoros?
- Travel services in Comoros was 39.9% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1983.
- How does Comoros rank for travel services?
- Comoros ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.