Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Comoros: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.2% (2025), 88th of 180 in the world and 27th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 4.3% (2025), 78th of 209 in the world and 23rd of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 8.0% (2022), 78th of 136 in the world and 26th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
ComorosSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
ComorosSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
9 indicators
Prices & public finance: Comoros in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.2%2025 | 88/180 | 27/44 | 5.6%2001 | 3.4% | 0.8% | +3.4 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 4.3%2025 | 78/209 | 23/46 | 6.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | +4.8 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.0%2022 | 78/136 | 26/36 | 12.0% | 10.5% | 8.1% | −2.5 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 0.0%2022 | 115/136 | 31/36 | 5.3% | 8.7% | 7.4% | −5.9 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 435.382025 | 46/210 | 27/47 | 532.66 | 371.10 | 430.72 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 24.8%2024 | 97/119 | 37/43 | 66.1% | 30.7% | 24.8% | +13.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 15.3%2024 | 142/169 | 22/42 | 5.3% | 10.5% | 15.0% | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | 31.7% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 36.1%2025 | 114/146 | 17/42 | 11.8% | 20.4% | 31.4% | +9.5 ppsince 2015 | 42.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 7.62023 | 31/165 | 2/32 | · | 6.4 | 10.2 | +6.4%since 2012 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+6.4%7.6 in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+3.4 pp3.2% in 2025
- External debt+13.0 pp24.8% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Comoros and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Comoros. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Comoros | Tanzania | France | Mozambique | Madagascar | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.2%2025 | 3.3%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 4.4%2025 | 8.1%2025 | 0.3%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 4.3%2025 | 5.1%2025 | 1.2%2025 | -1.0%2025 | 8.4%2025 | 2.6%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.0%2022 | 16.7%2020 | — | 17.5%2025 | 60.0%2025 | 9.9%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 0.0%2022 | 9.6%2020 | — | 18.7%2025 | 47.6%2025 | 7.1%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 435.382025 | 2,597.902024 | 0.882025 | 63.912024 | 4,529.752025 | 14.732025 |
| External debt | 24.8%2024 | 47.3%2024 | — | 350.6%2024 | 39.2%2024 | — |
| Private credit | 15.3%2024 | 18.4%2025 | 107.6%2024 | 18.3%2025 | 16.5%2024 | 24.5%2016 |
| Broad money | 36.1%2025 | 23.4%2023 | — | 59.4%2025 | 27.3%2024 | 84.7%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 7.62023 | 5.42018 | 3.42025 | 3.42024 | 5.52024 | 3.72024 |