External debt, end year in Comoros
Comoros: External debt, end year was 103.62 billion current LCU in 2008. ▲ Rising
External debt, end year in Comoros, 1993–2008
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.
External debt, end year in Comoros, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.77 billion current LCU | — |
| 1994 | 74.88 billion current LCU | +50.4% |
| 1995 | 70.61 billion current LCU | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 69.45 billion current LCU | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 78.90 billion current LCU | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 78.04 billion current LCU | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 76.56 billion current LCU | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 115.91 billion current LCU | +51.4% |
| 2001 | 113.21 billion current LCU | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 109.87 billion current LCU | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 102.48 billion current LCU | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 100.89 billion current LCU | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 99.98 billion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 100.47 billion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 101.59 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 103.62 billion current LCU | +2.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 103.62 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 103.62 billion current LCU, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 103.62 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +51.4% | 76.56 billion current LCU | 115.91 billion current LCU |
| 1994 | +50.4% | 49.77 billion current LCU | 74.88 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 22 Burkina Faso 117.23 billion current LCU compare
- 23 Morocco 114.55 billion current LCU compare
- 24 South Africa 110.07 billion current LCU compare
- 26 Ethiopia 100.30 billion current LCU compare
- 27 Central African Republic 92.22 billion current LCU compare
- 28 Djibouti 74.58 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Comoros
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.86 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 501.99 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8.01 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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
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.