• 1. BACKGROUND

  	Official Name of the Country	:	Union of the Comoros
  	National Anthem	:	The Union of the Great Islands
  	National Day	:	6 July
  	Capital City	:	Moroni
  	Other Major Cities	:	Moutsamoudou, Fomboni, Domoni
  	Official Language(s)	:	Arabic, French, Comorian

• 2. GEOGRAPHY and CLIMATE

  	Location and Geographic Coordinates	:	(12 10 S, 44 15 E) Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
  	Total Area (sq km)	:	1,861 km²
  	Total Land Area (sq km)	:	1,861 km²
  	Total Water Area (sq km)	:	0 km²
  	Land Boundaries (km)	:	0 km
  	Border Countries	:
  	Coastline (km)	:	340 km
  	Climate and Weather	:	The climate of Comoros essentially consists of two seasons. The humid hot season starts from the month of November and continues until April. The cool season dominates the archipelago the rest of the year. Monthly temperatures along the coasts range from 23°C to 28°C. The climate in Comoros is characterized by heavy rainfall.

• 3. SOCIETY and DEMOGRAPHICS

  	Nationality	:	Comorian
  	Major Religion(s)	:	Islam, Christianity
  	Human Development Index	:	0.497 (2015)
  	Human Development Index Rank	:	160
  	Population	:	813,912 Number (2017)
  	Population Growth Rate (%)	:	2.55 Percentage (2016)
  	Fertility Rate (Births per Woman)	:	4.35 Births per Woman (2016)
  	Population Density (per km2)	:	437.35 Persons per Square Kilometre (2017)
  	Adult Literacy Rate (%)	:	78.14 Percentage (2015)

• 4. GOVERNMENT and POLITICS

  	Government Type	:	Federal Presidential Republic
  	Chief of State - Head of Government	:	President Azali ASSOUMANI   (26 May 2016)
  	Website of Presidency	:	http://www.beit-salam.km/
  	Website of Prime Ministry	:	http://www.beit-salam.km/
  	Cabinet	:	President: AZALI Assoumani Vice President in Charge of the Ministry of Economy, Planning, Energy, Industry, Arts, Crafts, Tourism, Investments, Private Sector, & Real Estate Affairs: Djaffar Ahmed HASSANI Vice President in Charge of the Ministry of Transportation, Posts and Telecommunications, & Information and Communications Technologies: Abdallah Said SAROUMA Secretary of State (within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in Charge of Cooperation with the Arab World: Hamidou KARIHILA Secretary of State (within the Office of Vice President ABDOU) in Charge of Territory Development & Urbanization: Mmadi KAPACHIA Secretary of State (within the Office of Vice President HASSANI) in Charge of Tourism, Arts, & Crafts: Sitti ATTOUMANE Minister of Finances & Budget: Said Ali CHAYANE Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, & Comorians Living Abroad: Mohamed Bacar DOSSAR Minister of Health, Solidarity, Social Protection, & Gender Promotion: Moussa MAHOMA Minister of Interior, Information, Decentralization, Relations with Institutions, & Government Spokesperson: Mohamed DAOUDOU Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration, & Human Rights: FAHMI Said Ibrahim Minister of National Education, Teaching, Research, & Arts: ABDOU Mhoumadi Minister of Youth, Employment, Occupational Integration, Culture, & Sports: Salime Mohamed ABDEREMANE
  	Legislative Structure	:
  	Structure of Parliament	:	Unicameral
  	Name of Parliament (Generic) (Translated)	:	Assemblée de l'Union / Assembly of the Union
  	Last Renewal Date	:	25 January 2015
  	Head of Parliament	:	Abdou OUSSENI
  	Members (Statutory / Current Number)	:
  	Name of Second Chamber (Generic) (Translated)	:
  	Last Renewal Date	:
  	Head of Secondary Parliament	:
  	Members (Statutory / Current Number)	:
  	Judicial Structure	:
  	Highest Court(s)	:	Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 7 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 8 members)
  	Major Political Parties and Leaders	:	Union for the Development of the Comoros (UPDC) JUWA party ("Sun") Democratic Rally of the Comoros (RDC) Independents Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC) Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development (RADHI) PSND-Dudja Party for the Harmony of the Comoros (PEC)

• 5. ECONOMY and SECTORS

  	Exchange Rate (NCU per USD)	:	410.21 Rate (2017)
  	GDP (million USD)	:	1,082,435,834 USD (2017)
  	GDP per capita (USD)	:	1,330 USD (2017)
  	Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	:	4.34 Percentage (2015)
  	Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	:	8.05 Percentage (2015)
  	Unemployment Rate (%)	:	4.33 Percentage (2018)
  	Economic Complexity Score	:	(2015)
  	Rankings of Economic Complexity Score (out of 144 Countries)	:
  	Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)	:	9 Million USD (2017)
  	Official Development Assistance (ODA)	:	67 Million USD (2017)
  	Exports (million USD)	:	18 Million USD (2017)
  	Main Export Partners	:	India, France, Germany, Singapore, Pakistan
  	Imports (million USD)	:	197 Million USD (2017)
  	Main Import Partners	:	Tanzania , China, France, Pakistan, Qatar
  	Intra-OIC Exports	:	2 Million USD (2017)
  	Main Export Partners (in the OIC)	:	Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar
  	Intra-OIC Imports	:	83 Million USD (2017)
  	Main Import Partners (in the OIC)	:	Pakistan, Qatar, Malaysia, Turkey, Indonesia
  	Natural Resources	:	Fish
  	Main Agricultural Products	:	Bananas; Coconuts; Paddy rice; Pulses nes; Cassava; Cloves

• 6. Comoros in Figures
  • AGRICULTURE

    Agricultural Area	:	133.00 Thousand Hectares (2016)	Timeplot
    Arable Land Area	:	65.00 Thousand Hectares (2016)	Timeplot
    Arable Land, % of Land Area	:	34.93 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Area Harvested, Cereals	:	29,743.00 Square kilometers (2017)	Timeplot
    Area Harvested, Fruits excluding Melons	:	5,027.00 Square kilometers (2017)	Timeplot
    Area Harvested, Vegetables and Melons	:	801.00 Square kilometers (2017)	Timeplot
    Fish Catches	:	16,407.00 Tonnes (2016)	Timeplot
    Food and Animal, Export Value	:	45,848.00 Thousand USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Food and Animal, Import Value	:	104,081.00 Thousand USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Forest Area	:	366.00 Square kilometers (2016)	Timeplot
    Forest Area, % of Land Area	:	1.97 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Land Area	:	1,861.00 Square kilometers (2018)	Timeplot
    Permanent Crops	:	53.00 Thousand Hectares (2016)	Timeplot
    Permanent Meadows and Pastures	:	15.00 Thousand Hectares (2016)	Timeplot
    Production of Cereals	:	40,362.00 Tonnes (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Cereals per Person	:	49.58 Kilograms (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Fruits	:	28,253.00 Tonnes (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Fruits per Person	:	34.71 Kilograms (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Maize	:	6,231.00 Tonnes (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Maize, per Person	:	7.65 Kilograms (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Meat	:	2,298.00 Tonnes (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Meat per Person	:	2.82 Kilograms (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Paddy Rice	:	34,132.00 Tonnes (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Paddy Rice, per Person	:	41.93 Kilograms (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Vegetables	:	5,044.00 Tonnes (2017)	Timeplot
    Production of Vegetables per Person	:	6.20 Kilograms (2017)	Timeplot
    Surface Area	:	1,861.00 Square kilometers (2018)	Timeplot

  • DEMOGRAPHY

    Crude Birth Rate	:	32.86 Per thousand persons (2016)	Timeplot
    Crude Death Rate	:	7.39 Per thousand persons (2016)	Timeplot
    Fertility Rate	:	4.35 Births per Woman (2016)	Timeplot
    Growth Rate of Population, Annual	:	2.31 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Growth Rate of Population, Natural	:	2.55 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    International Migrant Stock (% of Population)	:	1.59 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    International Migrant Stock, Total	:	12,555.00 Thousands (2015)	Timeplot
    Life Expectancy at Birth, Female	:	65.44 Years (2016)	Timeplot
    Life Expectancy at Birth, Male	:	62.02 Years (2016)	Timeplot
    Life Expectancy at Birth, Total	:	63.70 Years (2016)	Timeplot
    Migration, Total	:	54,809.00 Thousands (2000)	Timeplot
    Number of Households	:	230,480.63 Number (2016)	Timeplot
    Population Density	:	437.35 Persons per Square Kilometre (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 0-14	:	323,721.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 0-14, % of Total	:	39.77 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 15-64	:	466,076.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 15-64, % of Total	:	57.26 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 65+	:	24,115.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Ages 65+, % of Total	:	2.96 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Female	:	403,378.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Female, % of Total	:	49.56 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Rural	:	579,636.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Rural, % of Total	:	71.22 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Total	:	813,912.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Urban	:	234,276.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Population, Urban, % of total	:	28.78 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Refugee Population by Country or Territory of Asylum	:	1.00 Number (2006)	Timeplot
    Refugee Population by Country or Territory of Origin	:	575.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot

  • EDUCATION

    Education Expenditure, Current, Public , % of Total Public Expenditure on Education	:	100.00 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Education Expenditure, Public, % of GDP	:	4.34 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Enrollment, Pre-Primary Schools	:	13,945.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Enrollment, Primary Schools	:	121,517.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Enrollment, Secondary Schools	:	67,445.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Enrollment, Tertiary Schools	:	6,499.00 Number (2014)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Female	:	97.24 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Male	:	101.58 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Total	:	99.45 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Female	:	20.77 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Male	:	20.07 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Total	:	20.42 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Female	:	57.21 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Male	:	53.87 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Total	:	55.51 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Tertiary Schools, Female	:	8.05 Rate (2014)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Tertiary Schools, Male	:	9.91 Rate (2014)	Timeplot
    Gross Enrollment Rate in Tertiary Schools, Total	:	8.99 Rate (2014)	Timeplot
    Instructors, Tertiary Schools	:	247.00 Number (2014)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Adult, Female	:	74.26 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Adult, Male	:	81.81 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Adult, Total	:	78.14 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Pre- Primary Schools, Male	:	17.50 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Female	:	18.25 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools, Total	:	17.87 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Female	:	78.94 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Male	:	80.71 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Primary Schools, Total	:	79.84 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Female	:	44.81 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Male	:	41.20 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Net Enrollment Rate in Secondary Schools, Total	:	42.98 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Student -Teacher Ratio at Pre-Primary Schools	:	20.33 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Student -Teacher Ratio at Primary Schools	:	18.90 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Student -Teacher Ratio at Secondary Schools	:	5.31 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Student-Instructor Ratio at Tertiary Schools	:	26.31 Rate (2014)	Timeplot
    Teachers, Pre-Primary Schools	:	686.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Teachers, Primary Schools	:	6,429.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Teachers, Secondary Schools	:	12,693.00 Number (2017)	Timeplot

  • ENERGY

    Access to Electricity (% of Population)	:	77.84 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Access to Electricity, Rural (% of Rural Population)	:	72.19 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Access to Electricity, Urban (% of Urban Population)	:	92.08 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion	:	0.00 Current Prices in US Dollars (2016)	Timeplot
    Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion (% of GNI)	:	0.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Energy Consumption	:	41.00 Thousand Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent (2007)	Timeplot
    Energy Intensity Level of Primary Energy	:	4.69 MJ / 2011 PPP USD GDP (2015)	Timeplot
    Energy Use (kg Equivalent) per $1000 GDP	:	44.03 Constant 2005 PPP $ (2007)	Timeplot
    GDP per Unit of Energy Use	:	21.40 PPP $ Per kg of Oil Equivalent (2007)	Timeplot
    GDP per Unit of Energy Use	:	22.71 Constant 2011 PPP USD per kg of Oil Equivalent (2007)	Timeplot
    Renewable Electricity Output (% of Total Electricity Output)	:	0.00 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Renewable Energy Consumption (% of Total Final Energy Consumption)	:	45.33 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Rents, Coal % of GDP	:	0.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot

  • ENVIRONMENT

    Air Pollution, Mean Annual Exposure	:	19.15 Micrograms per Cubic Meter (2016)	Timeplot
    Amphibian Species, Threatened	:	0.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Bird Species,Threatened	:	14.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Per Capita	:	0.20 Metric Tons (2014)	Timeplot
    Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Total	:	154.01 Thousand Metric Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Fish Species, Threatened	:	14.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Fungus and Protist Species, Threatened	:	0.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Mammal Species, Threatened	:	5.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Mollusc Species, Threatened	:	0.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Other Invertabrate Species, Threatened	:	76.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Plant Species, Threatened	:	9.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Pollution, Population Exposed to Levels Exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 Value (% of total)	:	0.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Pollution, Population Exposed to Levels Exceeding WHO Interim Target-2 Value (% of total)	:	0.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Pollution, Population Exposed to Levels Exceeding WHO Interim Target-3 Value (% of total)	:	100.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Reptile Species, Threatened	:	5.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (% of total territorial area)	:	0.13 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Terrestrial Protected Areas (% of total land area)	:	10.17 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Total Species, Threatened	:	120.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot

  • GENDER AND FAMILY

    Gender Parity Index for Adult Literacy Rate (Female over Male)	:	0.91 Rate (2015)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Gross Enrolment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools	:	1.03 Ratio (2017)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Gross Enrolment Rate in Primary Schools (Female over Male)	:	0.96 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Gross Enrolment Rate in Secondary Schools (Female over Male)	:	1.06 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Gross Enrolment Rate in Tertiary Schools (Female over Male)	:	0.81 Rate (2014)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Labor Force Participation Shares	:	0.72 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Labor Force Shares	:	0.71 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Life Expectancy At Birth (Female over Male)	:	1.06 Rate (2016)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Net Enrolment Rate in Pre-Primary Schools	:	1.04 Ratio (2017)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Net Enrolment Rate in Primary Schools (Female over Male)	:	0.98 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Net Enrolment Rate in Secondary Schools (Female over Male)	:	1.09 Rate (2017)	Timeplot

  • HEALTH

    People Using at Least Basic Drinking Water Services (% of Population)	:	83.70 Rate (2015)	Timeplot
    1-Year-Olds Immunized with BCG	:	94.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    1-Year-Olds Immunized with DTP3	:	91.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    1-Year-Olds Immunized with HepB3	:	91.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    1-Year-Olds Immunized with Hib3	:	91.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    1-Year-Olds Immunized with MCV	:	99.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Births Attended by Skilled Health Personnel (%)	:	82.20 Rate (2012)	Timeplot
    Current Health Expenditure, % GDP	:	8.05 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Dentists, Numbers	:	29.00 Units (2004)	Timeplot
    Dentists, Per 1,000 Population	:	4.80 Rate (2004)	Timeplot
    Domestic General Government Health Expenditure as Percentage of Current Health Expenditure (%)	:	13.40 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Domestic General Government Health Expenditure, % GDP	:	1.08 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Domestic Private Health Expenditure as Percentage of Current Health Expenditure (%)	:	76.53 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    General Government Expenditure on Health as a Percentage of Total Government Expenditure	:	3.80 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Hospital Beds, Per 10,000 Population	:	22.00 Rate (2006)	Timeplot
    Mortality Rate, Adult, Female	:	201.95 Per 1,000 female adults (2015)	Timeplot
    Mortality Rate, Adult, Male	:	252.60 Per 1,000 male adults (2015)	Timeplot
    Mortality Rate, Infant	:	55.00 Per 1,000 live births (2016)	Timeplot
    Mortality Rate, Under-Five	:	73.30 Per 1,000 live births (2016)	Timeplot
    Mortality Ratio, Maternal	:	335.00 Per 100,000 live births (2015)	Timeplot
    Nurses, Numbers	:	481.00 Units (2004)	Timeplot
    Nurses, Per 1,000 Population	:	0.81 Rate (2004)	Timeplot
    People Living with HIV/AIDS, 15-49 Years Old	:	0.10 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    People Using at Least Basic Sanitation Services (% of Population)	:	34.17 Rate (2015)	Timeplot
    Pharmacists, Numbers	:	15.00 Units (2004)	Timeplot
    Pharmacists, Per 1,000 Population	:	2.51 Rate (2004)	Timeplot
    Physicians, Numbers	:	115.00 Units (2004)	Timeplot
    Physicians, Per 1,000 Population	:	0.19 Rate (2004)	Timeplot
    Reported Cases, Measles	:	0.00 Number (2016)	Timeplot
    Reported Cases, Mumps	:	7.00 Number (2016)	Timeplot
    Reported Cases, Neonatal tetanus	:	2.00 Number (2010)	Timeplot
    Reported Cases, Rubella	:	35.00 Number (2014)	Timeplot
    Reported Cases, Total Tetanus	:	1.00 Number (2014)	Timeplot
    Tuberculosis: DOTS Case Detection Rate	:	59.00 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Tuberculosis: DOTS Treatment Success	:	94.00 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Under-5 Moderately or Severely Underweight	:	16.90 Percentage (2012)	Timeplot

  • INDICES

    Ease of Doing Business Index	:	164.00 Score (2018)	Timeplot
    Financial Development Index	:	0.06 Score (2016)	Timeplot
    Food Production Index (2004-2006=100)	:	108.68 Score (2016)	Timeplot
    GINI Index	:	45.30 Score (2013)	Timeplot
    Human Development Index	:	0.50 Score (2017)	Timeplot
    Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	:	5.41 Index (2018)	Timeplot
    Logistics Performance Index: Overall (1=Low to 5=High)	:	2.56 Score (2018)	Timeplot
    Methodology Assessment of Statistical Capacity (Scale 0 - 100)	:	40.00 Score (2018)	Timeplot
    Overall Level of Statistical Capacity (Scale 0 - 100)	:	35.56 Score (2018)	Timeplot
    Periodicity and Timeliness Assessment of Statistical Capacity (Scale 0 - 100)	:	66.67 Score (2018)	Timeplot
    Source Data Assessment of Statistical Capacity (Scale 0 - 100)	:	0.00 Score (2018)	Timeplot

  • INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
  • INFRASTRUCTURE

    Air Transport, Freight	:	0.10 Million Ton - Km (1985)	Timeplot
    Air Transport, Passengers Carried	:	27,300.00 Number (1996)	Timeplot
    Air Transport, Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide	:	1,100.00 Number (1996)	Timeplot
    Cellular Mobile Telephone Subscribers per 100 persons	:	54.90 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Computers Ownership, Estimated Proportion of Households	:	8.71 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Fixed Broadband Internet Monthly Subscription	:	34.36 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Fixed Broadband Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants	:	0.20 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Individuals Using the Internet (% of population)	:	7.94 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Internet Access at Home, Estimated Proportion of Households	:	5.12 Percentage (2016)	Timeplot
    Internet Bandwidth, International	:	796.00 Megabits / Second (2016)	Timeplot
    Internet Speed, Fixed Broadband	:	0.50 Megabits / Second (2017)	Timeplot
    Internet Subscribers per 100 persons	:	0.28 Percentage (2012)	Timeplot
    Investments,Telecommunication Services	:	4,315,689.68 USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Merchant Shipping: Fleets	:	1,207.51 Dead Weight Tonnes in Thousands (2018)	Timeplot
    Radio Receivers Ownership, Estimated Proportion of Households	:	60.70 Percentage (2003)	Timeplot
    Revenues, Telecommunication Services	:	29,544,082.27 USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Telephone Lines in Operation per 100 persons	:	2.11 Number (2017)	Timeplot
    Television Receivers Ownership, Estimated Proportion of Households	:	15.50 Percentage (2003)	Timeplot

  • INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

    Balance of Payments: Current Account	:	-63.00 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Balance of Payments: Net Trade in Services	:	-33.78 USD (2012)	Timeplot
    Balance of Payments: Trade Balance	:	-172.00 USD (2010)	Timeplot
    Debt Service Payments	:	2,480.05 Thousand USD (2017)	Timeplot
    External Debt, Long Term	:	138,654.25 Thousand USD (2017)	Timeplot
    External Debt, Short Term	:	852.04 Thousand USD (2017)	Timeplot
    External Debt, Total	:	165,557.97 Thousand USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Foreign Direct Investment	:	8.61 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    ODA Per Capita	:	82.11 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot
    Official Development Assistance	:	66.83 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt	:	138,654.25 Thousand USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Rate of Exchange: End of Period	:	410.21 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Rate of Exchange: Period Average	:	436.57 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Total Reserves, Excluding Gold	:	158,748.63 Thousand USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Total Reserves, Including Gold	:	159,412.11 Thousand USD (2016)	Timeplot
    Use of IMF Credit	:	26,051.69 Thousand USD (2017)	Timeplot

  • ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE
  • LABOUR AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

    Cases of Fatal Occupational Injury	:	9.00 Number (1986)	Timeplot
    Cases of Non-Fatal Occupational Injury (with lost workdays)	:	273.00 Number (1986)	Timeplot
    Dependency Ratio, Total, % of Working Age Population	:	74.63 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Employers, Female (% of female employment)	:	4.62 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employers, Male (% of male employment)	:	5.62 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employers, Total (% of total employment)	:	5.20 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employment in Agriculture, % of Total Employment	:	54.68 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employment in Industry, % of Total Employment	:	15.45 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employment in Services, % of Total Employment	:	29.87 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15+, Female (%)	:	34.45 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15+, Male (%)	:	48.21 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15+, Total (%)	:	41.35 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    GDP per person employed (constant 2011 PPP $)	:	5,804.42 USD (2018)	Timeplot
    Labour Force, Female, % of Total Labour Force	:	41.71 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Labour Force, Total	:	217,417.00 Units (2018)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Female (% of Female Population Ages 15+)	:	36.13 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Female (% of female population Ages 15-64)	:	37.16 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Male (% of Male Population Ages 15+)	:	50.28 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Male (% of male population ages 15-64)	:	50.60 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Total (% of total Population Ages 15+)	:	43.22 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Labour Participation Rate, Total (% of total population ages 15-64)	:	43.93 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Self-Employed, Female (% of female employment)	:	82.21 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Self-Employed, Male (% of male employment)	:	59.58 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Self-Employed, Total (% of total employment)	:	68.98 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Unemployment Rate, % of total labor force	:	4.33 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Unemployment, Female (% of female labor force)	:	4.66 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Unemployment, Male (% of male labor force)	:	4.10 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Vulnerable Employment, Female (% of female employment)	:	77.59 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Vulnerable Employment, Male (% of male employment)	:	53.96 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Vulnerable Employment, Total (% of total employment)	:	63.77 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Wage and Salaried Workers, Female (% of female employment)	:	17.79 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Wage and Salaried Workers, Male (% of male employment)	:	40.42 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Wage and Salaried Workers, Total (% of total employment)	:	31.02 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot

  • MONEY AND PRICES

    Consumer Price Index	:	179.42 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Consumer Prices, annual % change	:	2.00 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Discount Rate	:	1.16 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    GDP Deflator (2010=100), $	:	85.29 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    GDP Deflator (2010=100), National Currency Units	:	100.24 Rate (2017)	Timeplot
    Money Supply: M1	:	84,251.00 National Currency Units (2016)	Timeplot
    Money Supply: M1 plus Quasi-money	:	50,330.77 National Currency Units (2008)	Timeplot

  • NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

    Agriculture, Share in Total Value Added	:	30.84 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Agriculture, Value Added	:	319,783,100.45 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot
    Construction, Share in Total Value Added	:	1.91 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Construction, Value Added	:	19,781,436.99 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot
    GDP (Constant 2010 Prices)	:	1,269,173,703.32 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    GDP (Current Prices)	:	472,560,000,000.00 National Currency Units (2017)	Timeplot
    GDP (Current Prices)	:	1,082,435,834.24 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    GDP per capita (current prices)	:	1,329.92 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    General Government Final Consumption Expenditures (Constant 2010 Prices)	:	108,757,608.58 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    General Government Final Consumption Expenditures (Current Prices)	:	156,628,881.58 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    General Government Final Consumption Expenditures, Share in Total Consumption	:	14.72 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    GNI (Current Prices)	:	1,084,113,196.97 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    GNI per capita (current prices)	:	1,331.98 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Capital Formation (Constant 2010 Prices)	:	221,827,077.58 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Capital Formation (Current Prices)	:	199,367,382.22 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Domestic Savings, % of GDP	:	1.69 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Constant 2010 Prices)	:	222,193,090.83 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Current Prices)	:	199,367,382.22 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Household Consumption (Constant 2010 Prices)	:	1,203,364,403.73 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Household Consumption (Current Prices)	:	907,496,067.15 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Household Consumption, Share in Total Consumption	:	85.28 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Industry, Share in Total Value Added	:	10.70 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Industry, Value Added	:	110,973,953.14 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot
    Manufacturing, Share in Total Value Added	:	8.97 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Manufacturing, Value Added	:	93,034,141.37 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot
    Other Activities, Share in Total Value Added	:	27.71 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Other Activities, Value Added	:	287,325,601.35 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot
    Total Consumption (Constant 2010 Prices)	:	1,311,707,809.14 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Total Consumption (Current Prices)	:	1,064,124,948.73 USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Total Value Added	:	1,036,834,995.01 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot
    Transport, Storage and Communication, Share in Total Value Added	:	8.28 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Transport, Storage and Communication, Value Added	:	85,869,211.43 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot
    Wholesale, Retail Trade, Restaurants and Hotels, Share in Total Value Added	:	20.55 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Wholesale, Retail Trade, Restaurants and Hotels, Value Added	:	213,101,691.64 Current Prices in US Dollars (2017)	Timeplot

  • PRIVATE SECTOR

    Dealing with Construction Permits: Cost (% of warehouse value)	:	1.20 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Dealing with Construction Permits: Procedures	:	10.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Dealing with Construction Permits: Time	:	108.00 Days (2018)	Timeplot
    Enforcing Contracts: Cost (% of claim)	:	89.40 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Enforcing Contracts: Time	:	506.00 Days (2018)	Timeplot
    Getting Credit: Credit Bureau Coverage (% of adults)	:	0.00 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Getting Credit: Credit Registry Coverage (% of adults)	:	13.00 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Getting Electricity: Cost to Get Electricity (% of income per capita)	:	2,005.20 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Getting Electricity: Procedures	:	3.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Getting Electricity: Time	:	120.00 Days (2018)	Timeplot
    Paying Taxes: Labor Tax and Contributions (% of profit)	:	0.00 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Paying Taxes: Other Taxes (% of profit)	:	189.20 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Paying Taxes: Payments	:	33.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Paying Taxes: Profit Tax (% of profit)	:	30.40 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Paying Taxes: Time	:	100.00 Hours (2018)	Timeplot
    Paying Taxes: Total Tax Rate (% of profit)	:	219.60 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Registering Property: Cost (% of property value)	:	8.00 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Registering Property: Procedures	:	4.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Registering Property: Time	:	30.00 Days (2018)	Timeplot
    Resolving Insolvency: Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar)	:	0.00 Ratio (2018)	Timeplot
    Starting a Business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita)	:	82.50 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Starting a Business: Cost - Women (% of income per capita)	:	82.50 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Starting a Business: Paid-in Minimum Capital (% of income per capita)	:	92.72 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Starting a Business: Procedures Required - Men	:	9.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Starting a Business: Procedures Required - Women	:	9.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    Starting a Business: Time - Men	:	16.00 Days (2018)	Timeplot
    Starting a Business: Time - Women	:	16.00 Days (2018)	Timeplot

  • PUBLIC FINANCE
  • SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

    Articles Published	:	15.00 Number (2018)	Timeplot
    High-Technology Exports	:	2,591.00 USD (2013)	Timeplot

  • TOBACCO CONTROL

    Import Quantity, Other Tobacco Products	:	49.00 Tonnes (2014)	Timeplot
    Import Quantity, Tobacco	:	5.00 Tonnes (2016)	Timeplot
    Import Value, Other Tobacco Products	:	253.00 Thousand USD (2014)	Timeplot
    Import Value, Tobacco	:	5.00 Thousand USD (2016)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Anti-tobacco mass media campaigns	:	2.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Enforce bans on tobacco advertising	:	2.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Monitor	:	2.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Offer Help to Quit Tobacco Use	:	2.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Protect from Tobacco Smoke	:	3.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Raise Taxes on Tobacco	:	4.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    MPOWER: Warn about the dangers of tobacco	:	3.00 Numeric Value (2014)	Timeplot
    Prevelance Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Adult, Both Sexes	:	15.30 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevelance Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Adult, Female	:	6.70 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevelance Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Adult, Male	:	23.80 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot

  • TOURISM

    Balance of Foreign Travel	:	3.00 Million USD (2012)	Timeplot
    Balance of International Tourism as % of GDP	:	0.26 Percentage (2012)	Timeplot
    International Tourism Receipts as % of Exports	:	276.72 Percentage (2012)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Tourist Arrivals	:	0.47 Thousands (2017)	Timeplot
    Number of Tourist Arrivals	:	28.00 Thousands (2017)	Timeplot
    Tourism Expenditures	:	36.30 Million USD (2012)	Timeplot
    Tourism Receipts	:	39.30 Million USD (2012)	Timeplot

  • TRADE

    Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)	:	11.46 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Exports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change)	:	10.34 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Exports of Goods and Services in $	:	124.10 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Fuel Exports (% of Merchandise Exports)	:	0.00 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Fuel Imports (% of Merchandise Imports)	:	1.35 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)	:	28.19 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Imports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change)	:	11.93 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Imports of Goods and Services in $	:	305.15 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Imports of Goods and Services in National Currency	:	133,221.00 Million National Currency Units (2017)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports	:	2.48 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports (% of Merchandise Exports)	:	13.52 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports	:	83.07 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports (% of Merchandise Imports)	:	42.20 Percentage (2017)	Timeplot
    Manufactures Exports (% of Merchandise Exports)	:	21.70 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Manufactures Imports (% of Merchandise Imports)	:	66.03 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Merchandise Exports	:	18.31 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Merchandise Imports	:	196.86 Million USD (2017)	Timeplot
    Non-Fuel Primary Goods Exports (% of Merchandise Exports)	:	78.30 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Non-Fuel Primary Goods Imports (% of Merchandise Imports)	:	32.62 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot

  • WATER

    Agricultural Water Managed Area, Total	:	0.13 Thousand Hectares (1987)	Timeplot
    Area Equipped For Irrigation Full Control, Total	:	0.13 Thousand Hectares (1987)	Timeplot
    Area Equipped For Irrigation, Total	:	0.13 Thousand Hectares (1987)	Timeplot
    Average Precipitation in Depth	:	900.00 mm / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Average Precipitation in Volume	:	1.68 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Dependency Ratio	:	0.00 Percentage (2014)	Timeplot
    Groundwater: Total Renewable	:	1.00 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Surface Water: Total Renewable	:	0.20 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Resources: Total External Renewable	:	0.00 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Resources: Total Internal Renewable	:	1.20 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Resources: Total Renewable	:	1.20 109 m3 / year (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Resources: Total Renewable Per Capita	:	1,522.00 m3 / inhab / yr (2014)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Agriculture, % of Total	:	47.00 Percentage (1999)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Industrial, % of Total	:	5.00 Percentage (1999)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Municipal, % of Total	:	48.00 Percentage (1999)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Per Capita	:	17.38 m3 / inhab / yr (1999)	Timeplot
    Water Withdrawal, Total	:	0.01 109 m3 / year (1999)	Timeplot

  • YOUTH

    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15-24 Female (%)	:	12.55 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15-24, Male (%)	:	11.24 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Employment to Population Ratio, Ages 15-24, Total (%)	:	11.89 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Gender Parity Index for Youth Literacy Rate (Female over Male)	:	1.02 Rate (2015)	Timeplot
    Labor Force Participation Rate for Ages 15-24, Female (%)	:	13.75 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Labor Force Participation Rate for Ages 15-24, Male (%)	:	12.68 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Labor Force Participation Rate for Ages 15-24, Total (%)	:	13.20 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Youth, Female	:	88.14 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Youth, Male	:	86.83 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Literacy Rate, Youth, Total	:	87.48 Percentage (2015)	Timeplot
    Prevalence Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Youth, Both Sexes	:	18.10 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevalence Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Youth, Male	:	21.80 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Prevalence Rate of Tobacco Consumption, Youth,Female	:	14.80 Percentage (2013)	Timeplot
    Unemployment, Youth Male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)	:	11.33 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot
    Unemployment, Youth Total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)	:	9.98 Percentage (2018)	Timeplot

• 7. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

  	Participation in International Organizations	:	ACP, AfDB, AL, AMF, AOSIS, AU, CAEU (candidates), COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer
  	International Agencies Presided	:
  	OIC Membership Date	:	1976
  	OIC Institutions Hosted in the Country	:
  	Institutional Agreements with SESRIC	:
  	Participated in SESRIC Events	:
  Department Type of Event Role in the Event Country Start Date End Date Name of the Event Link TCD Training Course Beneficiary Comoros 26.11.13 28.11.13 Training Course on 'Rural Development Projects' in Comoros http://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=945

• 8. LOGISTICS

  	Time Zones	:	UTC/GMT +03:00
  	Country Code	:	269
  	Exchange Rate (NCU per USD)	:	410.21 Rate (2017)
  	Electricity	:	220 V, C / E
  	Emergency Numbers	:
  	Police	:	17
  	Ambulance	:	18
  	Fire	:	772-03-73

• 9. SPECIAL LINKS

  National Statistical Office	:	http://www.inseed.km/
  Central Bank / Monetary Authority	:	http://www.banque-comores.km/
  Development Assistance Agency	:	N/A
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, & Comorians Living Abroad	:	http://diplomatie.gouv.km

Updated on: 26.07.2017