Total debt service (% of GDP) in Comoros
Comoros: Total debt service (% of GDP) was 0.6% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total debt service in Comoros, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, total debt service in Comoros stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Comoros peaked at 5.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1980.
That places Comoros 33rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total debt service (% of GDP) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +113.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +64.9% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +92.0% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -26.7% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -29.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -38.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -40.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +54.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -42.3% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +630.1% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -34.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -61.4% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +82.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -72.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +49.0% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +107.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +46.5% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +46.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -50.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +501.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -58.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -64.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -18.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total debt service (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +630.1% | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| 2007 | +501.9% | 0.9% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 30 Sierra Leone 0.7% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 32 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7% compare
- 34 Tanzania 0.6% compare
- 35 Mali 0.6% compare
- 36 Niger 0.6% 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)
- External debt stocks, short-term 0 DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total debt service in Comoros?
- Total debt service in Comoros was 0.6% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- How does Comoros rank for total debt service?
- Comoros ranks 33rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.