ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Comoros

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Moroni. Population 882,847 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
2,932 3,270 3,608 1995 2025 3,622
GDP growth (%)
−1.6 2.0 5.5 1995 2025 3.8
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−4.0 4.1 12.2 2001 2025 3.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
58.0 62.4 66.8 1995 2024 67.0

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 3,622 2025 +174 +251 174 of 199
GDP growth% 3.8% 2025 +4.0 pp +2.6 pp 87 of 209
GDP per person growth% 1.8% 2025 +4.0 pp +2.8 pp 122 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 1,950 2025 +420 +470 167 of 201
Trade% of GDP 40.9% 2025 +7.2 pp +3.1 pp 159 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.5% 2025 +0.2 pp 0.0 pp 156 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.2% 2025 +2.5 pp +3.4 pp 88 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 3.8% 2025 −0.6 pp −0.2 pp 121 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 882,847 2025 +80,684 +156,165 162 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.9% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.3 pp 56 of 217
Urban population% of total 33.9% 2025 +1.9 pp +3.6 pp 186 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 67.0 2024 +1.4 +2.9 179 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 35.0 2024 −4.8 −8.6 32 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 6.6% 2023 +1.6 pp +1.4 pp 95 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 75.6% 2021 +2.0 pp – 64 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 2.3% 2023 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 148 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 32.5% 2024 +16.1 pp +25.5 pp 164 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 91.7% 2024 +8.4 pp +19.9 pp 159 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 30.3 2024 −3.9 −15.0 64 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 5.1% 2024 −3.8 pp −26.3 pp 21 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 39.3% 2022 −20.2 pp −29.0 pp 62 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 3,473 +2.6 6,095 3,781 57 +0.7% 7% 8%
GDP growth 2.4% +1.0 4.3% 4.6% 1.3 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.4% +1.1 2.7% 2.5% 1.3 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,544 +3.6 2,750 1,355 112 +2.8% 5% 5%
Trade 41.2% −0.1 69.0% 59.9% 4.5 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.4% +1.8 1.9% 2.0% 0.1 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 3.3% 0.0 3.6% 3.5% 4.3 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.0% −1.0 5.1% 5.4% 0.2 – – –
Population 795,480 +1.9 12,348,573 14,957,094 47,037 +2.0% 30% 28%
Population growth 2.0% −1.8 1.7% 2.3% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 31.9% +1.9 50.9% 44.9% 1.0 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 65.4 +2.0 67.9 64.3 0.8 – – –
Infant mortality 40.0 −2.0 28.7 37.2 2.5 – – –
Health spending 5.6% +0.8 4.5% 4.4% 1.2 – – –
Government spending on education 2.5% −0.7 4.0% 3.3% 0.2 – – –
Internet users 18.2% +1.3 57.9% 36.8% 11.1 – – –
Access to electricity 81.9% +1.5 88.7% 57.8% 6.5 – – –
Renewable energy 59.5% −2.3 42.5% 70.6% 8.7 – – –

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