External debt, end year in Comoros

Comoros: External debt, end year was 103.62 billion current LCU in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
103.62 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
25th
of 47 countries
All-time high
115.91 billion current LCU
in 2000
All-time low
49.77 billion current LCU
in 1993
Years of data
16
1993–2008

External debt, end year in Comoros, 1993–2008

025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B1993200020081993: 49.8B current LCU1994: 74.9B current LCU1995: 70.6B current LCU1996: 69.4B current LCU1997: 78.9B current LCU1998: 78.0B current LCU1999: 76.6B current LCU2000: 115.9B current LCU2001: 113.2B current LCU2002: 109.9B current LCU2003: 102.5B current LCU2004: 100.9B current LCU2005: 100.0B current LCU2006: 100.5B current LCU2007: 101.6B current LCU2008: 103.6B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 103.62 billion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2008.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Comoros peaked at 115.91 billion current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.77 billion current LCU, in 1993.

That places Comoros 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.17 billion current LCU 49.77 billion current LCU 78.90 billion current LCU 7
2000s 105.33 billion current LCU 99.98 billion current LCU 115.91 billion current LCU 9

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 22 Burkina Faso 117.23 billion current LCU compare
  2. 23 Morocco 114.55 billion current LCU compare
  3. 24 South Africa 110.07 billion current LCU compare
  4. 26 Ethiopia 100.30 billion current LCU compare
  5. 27 Central African Republic 92.22 billion current LCU compare
  6. 28 Djibouti 74.58 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Comoros?
External debt, end year in Comoros was 103.62 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 115.91 billion current LCU in 2000.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 49.77 billion current LCU in 1993.
How does Comoros rank for external debt, end year?
Comoros ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2008.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.