Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income
Comoros: the economy in numbers
Per person: $2,056, or $4,238 at purchasing power parity. Population: 882,847 (2025).
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #188 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.9%.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $952 million in 1980, $1.81 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $2,818 per person in 1980, $2,056 in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 2.7% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1980: 7 of 46.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 2.28 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 25.3% in 1994.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1984: 150.1% of GDP in 1984. IMF forecast for 2031: 28.9%.
Population
1960: 197,700 · 2025: 882,847.
Unemployment rate
1991: 4.8% · 2025: 3.8%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 40.8 years · 2024: 67.0 years.
Exports of goods and services
1980: 8.8% · 2025: 9.3%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 3.6%f | 2.0%f | 28.9%f | |||||||
| 2030 | 3.6%f | 2.1%f | 29.4%f | |||||||
| 2029 | 3.6%f | 2.1%f | 30.8%f | |||||||
| 2028 | 3.8%f | 2.8%f | 32.8%f | |||||||
| 2027 | 3.1%f | 3.2%f | 34.1%f | |||||||
| 2026 | 2.9%f | 4.0%f | 34.7%f | |||||||
| 2025 | $1.81B | $2,056 | $4,238 | 3.8% | 3.2% | 30.5% | 883K | 3.8% | 9.3% | |
| 2024 | $1.61B | $1,858 | $4,048 | 3.3% | 5.1% | 31.9% | 867K | 3.8% | 67.0 | 9.2% |
| 2023 | $1.47B | $1,724 | $3,897 | 3.2% | 8.4% | 32.4% | 850K | 3.8% | 66.8 | 10.3% |
| 2022 | $1.28B | $1,534 | $3,712 | 2.5% | 12.5% | 30.6% | 834K | 3.9% | 66.5 | 12.9% |
| 2021 | $1.3B | $1,588 | $3,449 | 2.0% | −0.0% | 27.9% | 818K | 4.4% | 65.2 | 9.9% |
| 2020 | $1.23B | $1,527 | $3,262 | −0.2% | 0.8% | 25.5% | 802K | 4.5% | 65.8 | 5.7% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | $1,519 | $3,313 | 1.8% | 3.6% | 22.4% | 787K | 3.9% | 65.7 | 12.8% |
| 2018 | $1.19B | $1,541 | $3,305 | 3.6% | 2.2% | 17.5% | 772K | 4.0% | 65.4 | 12.9% |
| 2017 | $1.08B | $1,424 | $3,347 | 3.8% | −0.2% | 19.4% | 757K | 4.0% | 65.1 | 11.9% |
| 2016 | $1.01B | $1,365 | $3,139 | 3.3% | 0.8% | 15.7% | 742K | 4.1% | 64.8 | 10.7% |
| 2015 | $966M | $1,329 | $2,949 | 1.1% | −0.1% | 13.6% | 727K | 4.0% | 64.5 | 10.1% |
| 2014 | $1.15B | $1,616 | $2,938 | 2.1% | 7.5% | 12.0% | 712K | 4.0% | 64.1 | 9.7% |
| 2013 | $1.12B | $1,603 | $2,833 | 4.5% | −4.3% | 10.5% | 696K | 4.0% | 63.8 | 9.0% |
| 2012 | $1.02B | $1,490 | $2,679 | 3.2% | 6.3% | 25.0% | 682K | 4.1% | 63.5 | 8.9% |
| 2011 | $1.02B | $1,531 | $2,472 | 4.1% | 1.8% | 27.6% | 668K | 4.1% | 63.1 | 10.0% |
| 2010 | $908M | $1,387 | $2,372 | 3.8% | 3.4% | 30.1% | 655K | 4.2% | 62.7 | 9.6% |
| 2009 | $905M | $1,410 | $2,304 | 3.2% | 4.4% | 31.8% | 642K | 4.3% | 62.3 | 9.3% |
| 2008 | $916M | $1,455 | $2,263 | 4.0% | 1.7% | 33.4% | 629K | 4.4% | 62.0 | 8.2% |
| 2007 | $796M | $1,290 | $2,178 | 0.8% | 4.5% | 36.2% | 617K | 4.5% | 61.5 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | $688M | $1,138 | $2,146 | −1.8% | 3.4% | 38.5% | 605K | 4.5% | 61.2 | 8.8% |
| 2005 | $655M | $1,106 | $2,162 | 5.7% | 3.0% | 39.9% | 593K | 4.5% | 60.9 | 8.8% |
| 2004 | $623M | $1,072 | $2,025 | 3.1% | 4.5% | 42.4% | 581K | 4.6% | 60.6 | 8.8% |
| 2003 | $547M | $960 | $1,949 | 1.9% | 3.8% | 44.4% | 570K | 4.6% | 60.2 | 8.8% |
| 2002 | $427M | $765 | $1,912 | 4.6% | 3.5% | 48.2% | 559K | 4.4% | 59.7 | 8.8% |
| 2001 | $373M | $681 | $1,838 | 5.4% | 5.6% | 53.0% | 547K | 4.4% | 59.6 | 8.8% |
| 2000 | $340M | $633 | $1,741 | −1.0% | 5.9% | 60.7% | 536K | 4.4% | 58.9 | 8.8% |
| 1999 | $372M | $707 | $1,753 | 2.7% | 1.1% | 64.5% | 526K | 4.5% | 58.9 | 8.8% |
| 1998 | $364M | $704 | $1,713 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 69.4% | 517K | 4.6% | 58.3 | 8.8% |
| 1997 | $363M | $715 | $1,723 | 4.4% | 1.5% | 70.9% | 508K | 4.6% | 58.2 | 8.8% |
| 1996 | $392M | $786 | $1,651 | −0.5% | 2.4% | 75.4% | 499K | 4.8% | 58.2 | 8.8% |
| 1995 | $393M | $801 | $1,657 | 5.6% | 3.1% | 77.7% | 491K | 4.7% | 57.8 | 8.8% |
| 1994 | $315M | $653 | $1,564 | −4.0% | 25.3% | 87.8% | 482K | 4.6% | 57.5 | 8.8% |
| 1993 | $428M | $903 | $1,623 | 2.5% | 2.0% | 95.7% | 474K | 4.6% | 57.0 | 8.8% |
| 1992 | $437M | $939 | $1,575 | 7.4% | −1.4% | 101.0% | 465K | 4.5% | 56.6 | 8.8% |
| 1991 | $401M | $879 | $1,464 | −6.2% | 1.7% | 103.9% | 456K | 4.8% | 56.1 | 8.8% |
| 1990 | $402M | $903 | $1,546 | 7.3% | −7.4% | 108.1% | 445K | 55.6 | 8.8% | |
| 1989 | $329M | $759 | −0.9% | 4.4% | 113.7% | 433K | 55.0 | 8.8% | ||
| 1988 | $336M | $798 | 5.0% | 0.3% | 119.9% | 422K | 54.7 | 8.8% | ||
| 1987 | $313M | $763 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 128.8% | 410K | 54.1 | 8.8% | ||
| 1986 | $258M | $646 | 2.1% | −11.3% | 136.6% | 399K | 53.8 | 8.8% | ||
| 1985 | $192M | $494 | 2.8% | 8.4% | 142.8% | 388K | 53.3 | 8.8% | ||
| 1984 | $189M | $501 | 4.2% | 6.1% | 150.1% | 378K | 52.8 | 8.8% | ||
| 1983 | $196M | $534 | 3.1% | 9.2% | 367K | 52.1 | 8.8% | |||
| 1982 | $202M | $566 | 4.1% | 15.2% | 357K | 51.8 | 8.8% | |||
| 1981 | $213M | $613 | 5.5% | 6.5% | 347K | 51.2 | 8.8% | |||
| 1980 | $243M | $721 | 7.4% | 13.3% | 338K | 50.7 | 8.8% | |||
| 1979 | 328K | 50.1 | ||||||||
| 1978 | 318K | 49.7 | ||||||||
| 1977 | 308K | 49.2 | ||||||||
| 1976 | 298K | 48.6 | ||||||||
| 1975 | 288K | 46.9 | ||||||||
| 1974 | 278K | 47.6 | ||||||||
| 1973 | 269K | 47.0 | ||||||||
| 1972 | 260K | 46.5 | ||||||||
| 1971 | 252K | 45.8 | ||||||||
| 1970 | 244K | 45.2 | ||||||||
| 1969 | 237K | 44.6 | ||||||||
| 1968 | 230K | 44.1 | ||||||||
| 1967 | 224K | 43.6 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 219K | 43.2 | ||||||||
| 1965 | 215K | 42.7 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 212K | 42.3 | ||||||||
| 1963 | 208K | 41.9 | ||||||||
| 1962 | 205K | 41.5 | ||||||||
| 1961 | 201K | 41.2 | ||||||||
| 1960 | 198K | 40.8 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Real growth: IMF data for 1980, World Bank for the other years. Inflation: IMF data for 1980–2000, World Bank for the other years.
Nearby economies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Côte d’Ivoire · DR Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Rankings
GDP by country · GDP per capita · Real GDP growth · Inflation by country · Government debt to GDP · Stock market to GDP · Population by country · Unemployment by country
Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)