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Comoros

Official language: Arabic, French
Currency: Comoros Franc
Capital City: Moroni
Area: 2235km²
Subregional membership(s): East Africa, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Least developed countires, Island countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

850.9K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

1.1B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

Under five mortality rate

99.4

₂₀₁₇

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	24.10	24.00	23.70	23.30	22.90	22.60	22.20	21.90	21.60
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	26.70	26.70	26.70	27.10	27.10	27.10
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	642.6	646.1	649.2	651.9	654.4	656.7	659.0	661.2	663.4
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	609.8	612.9	615.6	618.0	620.2	622.1	624.0	625.9	627.7
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	625.9	629.2	632.1	634.7	637.0	639.1	641.2	643.2	645.3
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)				34.60		34.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)				47.00		41.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)				64.40		58.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)				86.20		83.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)				104.40		103.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)				107.80		109.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)				106.00		105.50
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)				99.40		98.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)				87.90		88.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)				35.10		35.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)				71.20		73.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)				54.20		57.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)				39.70		42.20
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)				62.00		70.00
Population - Female (%)	495.80	495.80	495.70	495.70	495.60	495.60	495.60	495.60	495.60
Population - Female (thousands)	3,589	3,676	3,764	3,853	3,943	4,034	4,125	4,217
Population - Male (%)	504.20	504.20	504.30	504.30	504.40	504.40	504.40	504.40	504.40
Population - Male (thousands)	3,650	3,739	3,830	3,921	4,013	4,105	4,198	4,292
Population - Total (thousands)	7,239	7,415	7,594	7,774	7,956	8,139	8,323	8,509
Population - Urban (%)	281.00	282.00	283.00	285.00	286.00	288.00	290.00	292.00
Population - Urban (%)	281.00	282.00	283.00	285.00	286.00	288.00
Population - Urban (thousands)	2,040	2,090	2,150	2,210	2,280	2,340
Total fertility rate (per woman)	46.3	45.6	44.9	44.2	43.5	42.8	42.1	41.4	40.7

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	3,650	3,540	3,440	3,350
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)	169.00
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	920.00	920.00	920.00
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)	169.00
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	850.00	820.00
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	900.00	900.00	900.00	900.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	340.00	350.00	360.00	360.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	809.0	783.0	759.0	735.0

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)	426.40	720.10		737.20
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)	564.80	811.00		818.10
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)	492.00	765.50		777.60
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)			7.5
Gender parity index of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained (ratio)
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)		10.6
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)		1,038	1,012			972.40
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)		1,102	1,086			1,016
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)		1,070	1,050			994.50
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)		611.10	631.40			572.10
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)		588.90	591.00			538.70
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)		599.80	610.90			555.10
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)	80.50	81.30	80.50
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)	93.10	93.70	99.10
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	86.90	87.60	89.90
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)		594.90				489.00
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)	696.00
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)	738.10
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)	715.80	868.10		875.50
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	46.0	46.0	46.0
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)		822.20	792.20			789.40
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		869.50	824.30			807.10
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)		846.30	808.50			798.40
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)		459.60	466.50			448.10
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)		429.20	429.50			412.00
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)		444.20	447.70			429.80
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)			487.10
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)			415.20
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)			556.50
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)		572,740	570,330			583,690	609,750
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)		629,120	633,480			631,480	632,650
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)		1,201,860	1,203,810			1,215,170	1,242,400
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)		278.1				189.0	280.6
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)		87.1	86.2			53.1	83.1
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)	251.5	257.5	263.1
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)		9.1
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)		10.0
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	8.4
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)	10.80
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)		62.9	61.6			59.4
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)		66.9	66.1			62.1
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)		65.0	63.9			60.8
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)		43.8	45.5			40.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)		42.4	42.7			38.3
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)		43.1	44.1			39.4
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	4.0	4.1	4.0
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	4.7	4.7	5.0
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	4.3	4.4	4.5
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)		780.30
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)		646.40
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)		709.00

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current USD (billions)	10.2	11.2	11.5	9.9	10.2	10.8
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	3,890	4,135	4,257	4,383	4,541	4,726

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	1,083	1,036	1,114	1,113	1,122	1,123	1,142	1,184
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	63.10	-42.90	75.50	-1.20	8.00	0.90	17.00	37.00
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	9.90	-24.50	52.20	26.70	-14.40	14.40	6.30	62.50
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	63.10	-42.90	75.50	-1.20	8.00	0.90	17.00	37.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	9.80	34.80	0.00	20.40	8.00	19.40
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,643	1,700	1,700	1,734	1,748	1,782

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)					0.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	280	290	290	300	310	320
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	410	410
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	573.3	602	600	620	650	680
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	380	380
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	50	53.5	50	50	50	60
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	50	50
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)	584	561	525	529	584	908.6	984	1,084
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)	280.00	260.00	260.00	270.00	300.00	330.00
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	240.0	250.0	260.0	260.0	270.0
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	623.7	655.8	650.3	680	700	740
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	2,050	2,050

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	363.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	438.9
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	393.0		628.0	516.0	505.0	606.0	767.0
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	228.0	219.0	228.0	236.0	268.0	280.0
Overnight stays (thousands)	1,590	1,530	1,530	1,590	1,880
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)						7.4	7.7
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	101.00	91.40	94.50	89.80		84.00
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	124.80	115.30	109.00	103.60		97.00

Transport

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Paved Road (% of total) (%)

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	1.70	1.80	2.10	2.60
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)	0.10			0.10
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	33.20	31.00	30.90	18.80	16.40	21.10	12.40	11.80
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	59.80	65.00	69.80	74.60	79.40	84.80
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	2,835,110	3,475,000	3,830,000	4,247,860	4,543,890	4,689,140
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	391.70	468.60	504.40	546.40	571.10	576.10	599.40	676.00
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)	0.7			1.0
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	12.3	13.0	15.8	20.0
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	59.80	65.00	69.80	74.60
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - current USD (billions)		34.5	33.5	0.1

International trade

International Road Federation

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Deposit rate (%) (%)	17.50	17.50	17.50	17.50
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	3,829	3,705	3,708	4,436
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	3,829	3,704	3,703	4,434	4,445	4,355	4,166	4,395
Interest rate - Lending (%)	105.00	105.00	105.00	105.00

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	132.0	5.4	6.5	72.5	44.4	18.7
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - current USD (millions)	1,016	812.3	749.5	657.8	537.5	668.3
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)	1,404	1,096	987	846.1	675.6	821.1
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	425.80	182.20	217.00	241.40	277.90	318.00	312.00	350.80

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)	0.5
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-55.30	-70.20	-63.30	0.10	-74.40	-48.90
Current account balance - current USD (millions)	-411.4	-460.0	-430.0	30.0	-460.0	-320.0
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)	62.3
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)	1.2
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	104.1	42.3	46.8	51.5	80.2	86.1
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	930.2	972.5	1,019	1,071	1,151
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	930.2	972.5	1,019	1,071	1,151
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	-16.9
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	1,927
Services Balance - current USD (millions)	-337.8
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)			-393.00
Trade balance - current USD (millions)	-1,983.3
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)	1,094

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	1.00	1.00
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)				199.00
Land area covered by forest (%)

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