External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Comoros
Comoros: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 DOD, current US$
World rank
119th
of 123 countries
All-time high
36.33 million DOD, current US$
in 2006
All-time low
0 DOD, current US$
in 2024
Years of data
50
1976–2025
External debt stocks, short-term in Comoros, 1976–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, external debt stocks, short-term in Comoros stood at 0 DOD, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Comoros peaked at 36.33 million DOD, current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 119th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30,530 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 1.13 million DOD, current US$ | +3595.5% |
| 1978 | 1.36 million DOD, current US$ | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 1.65 million DOD, current US$ | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 1.00 million DOD, current US$ | -39.4% |
| 1981 | 2.05 million DOD, current US$ | +105.0% |
| 1982 | 1.11 million DOD, current US$ | -46.0% |
| 1983 | 2.17 million DOD, current US$ | +95.9% |
| 1984 | 3.25 million DOD, current US$ | +49.5% |
| 1985 | 4.57 million DOD, current US$ | +40.6% |
| 1986 | 7.71 million DOD, current US$ | +68.8% |
| 1987 | 15.16 million DOD, current US$ | +96.8% |
| 1988 | 11.00 million DOD, current US$ | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 12.78 million DOD, current US$ | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 12.39 million DOD, current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 12.52 million DOD, current US$ | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.79 million DOD, current US$ | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 14.00 million DOD, current US$ | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 9.84 million DOD, current US$ | -29.7% |
| 1995 | 9.99 million DOD, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.36 million DOD, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 13.82 million DOD, current US$ | +47.6% |
| 1998 | 12.79 million DOD, current US$ | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 19.84 million DOD, current US$ | +55.2% |
| 2000 | 28.13 million DOD, current US$ | +41.8% |
| 2001 | 23.90 million DOD, current US$ | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 29.39 million DOD, current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 27.47 million DOD, current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 33.99 million DOD, current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 33.74 million DOD, current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 36.33 million DOD, current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.62 million DOD, current US$ | -68.0% |
| 2008 | 5.60 million DOD, current US$ | -51.8% |
| 2009 | 4.74 million DOD, current US$ | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 4.42 million DOD, current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 4.67 million DOD, current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.13 million DOD, current US$ | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 1.61 million DOD, current US$ | -61.1% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million DOD, current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million DOD, current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million DOD, current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million DOD, current US$ | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million DOD, current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 1.90 million DOD, current US$ | +53.5% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million DOD, current US$ | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million DOD, current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.56 million DOD, current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 453,417 DOD, current US$ | -71.0% |
| 2024 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0 DOD, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 billion DOD, current US$. (43 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0 DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 364.71 million DOD, current US$. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +3595.5% | 30,530 DOD, current US$ | 1.13 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 million DOD, current US$ | 30,530 DOD, current US$ | 1.65 million DOD, current US$ | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.08 million DOD, current US$ | 1.00 million DOD, current US$ | 15.16 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.63 million DOD, current US$ | 9.36 million DOD, current US$ | 19.84 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.49 million DOD, current US$ | 4.74 million DOD, current US$ | 36.33 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million DOD, current US$ | 1.10 million DOD, current US$ | 4.67 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 834,594 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 1.56 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 116 Burundi 4.82 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 117 Bhutan 4.29 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 118 Guinea-Bissau 382,607 DOD, current US$ compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 119 Lesotho 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 119 Tonga 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 119 Equatorial Guinea 0 DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Comoros
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -3.98 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0021 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -1,914 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 15.59 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0084 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 6,253 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 66.31 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 378.36 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 378.36 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Comoros?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Comoros was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 36.33 million DOD, current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Comoros ranks 119th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.