Key indicators

Market overview

• Comoros is in East Africa and is classified by the World Bank as Lower middle income. (World Bank)
• Population: 882,847 (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• GDP: US$1.6bn in 2025 (estimate). (IMF WEO)

Economic conditions

• Real GDP growth: 3.8% in 2025 (estimate); the IMF projects 2.9% for 2026. (IMF WEO)
• Average consumer price inflation: 3.2% in 2025 (estimate); projected 4% for 2026. (IMF WEO)
• General government gross debt: 30.5% of GDP in 2025 (estimate). (IMF WEO)
• Current account balance: -0.5% of GDP in 2025 (estimate). (IMF WEO)
• Government net lending/borrowing: -1.3% of GDP in 2025 (estimate). (IMF WEO)
• Official exchange rate averaged 435.38 local currency units per US dollar in 2025, against 454.99 in 2023: 4.3% more units per dollar fewer (the currency strengthened against the dollar). (World Bank WDI)

Key risks

• World Bank governance scores (2025, 0-100, higher is better): control of corruption 3; government effectiveness 29; political stability and absence of violence 62; rule of law 43; regulatory quality 36. (World Bank WGI)
• External debt stocks: 24.4% of GNI (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate): 3.8% of labour force (2025). (World Bank WDI)

Investment considerations

• Foreign direct investment, net inflows: 0.5% of GDP (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Domestic credit to the private sector: 15.3% of GDP (2024). (World Bank WDI)
• Bank lending interest rate: 8% (2022). (World Bank WDI)
• Trade (exports plus imports): 40.9% of GDP (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• The Meridian holds 44 published records tagged to Comoros. (The Meridian)

Sector snapshot

• Energy and power: access to electricity 91.7% of population (2024); renewable share of final energy consumption 39.3% (2022). (World Bank WDI)
• Mining and minerals: mineral rents 0% of GDP (2021); ores and metals exports 1.2% of merchandise exports (2023). (World Bank WDI)
• Financial services: foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.5% of GDP (2025); bank lending interest rate 8% (2022). (World Bank WDI)
• Technology, media and telecoms: internet users 32.5% of population (2024); mobile subscriptions 109.9 per 100 people (2023). (World Bank WDI)
• Agriculture: agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added 36.6% of GDP (2025); employment in agriculture 33.6% of employment (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Manufacturing and industry: manufacturing, value added 7.2% of GDP (2025); industry (including construction), value added 9.9% of GDP (2025). (World Bank WDI)
• Infrastructure and real estate: urban population 33.9% of population (2025); access to electricity 91.7% of population (2024). (World Bank WDI)

Data limitations and sources

• Older data, shown with its period and not described as current: Bank lending interest rate (Latest published value is for 2022); Mobile subscriptions (Latest published value is for 2023); Fixed broadband subscriptions (Latest published value is for 2023); Renewable share of final energy consumption (Latest published value is for 2022); Oil rents (Latest published value is for 2021); Fuel exports (Latest published value is for 2023); Mineral rents (Latest published value is for 2021); Ores and metals exports (Latest published value is for 2023); and 1 more.
• IMF figures for the most recent year are IMF estimates and later years are projections. World Bank series typically lag by one to two years. Headlines come from automated news monitoring and are not verified by The Meridian.
• Sources last checked 15 Nov 2026.

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