External debt, end year in Comoros

Comoros: External debt, end year was 256.78 million current US$ in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
256.78 million current US$
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
33rd
of 42 countries
All-time high
263.06 million current US$
in 2003
All-time low
168.85 million current US$
in 1993
Years of data
16
1993–2008

External debt, end year in Comoros, 1993–2008

0100.0M200.0M300.0M1993200020081993: 168.9M current US$1994: 186.8M current US$1995: 183.3M current US$1996: 180.1M current US$1997: 194.0M current US$1998: 190.0M current US$1999: 185.0M current US$2000: 214.0M current US$2001: 211.5M current US$2002: 229.2M current US$2003: 263.1M current US$2004: 248.5M current US$2005: 245.6M current US$2006: 247.6M current US$2007: 251.0M current US$2008: 256.8M current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt, end year in Comoros is 256.78 million current US$, measured in 2008.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Comoros peaked at 263.06 million current US$ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 168.85 million current US$, in 1993.

That places Comoros 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 184.00 million current US$ 168.85 million current US$ 194.00 million current US$ 7
2000s 240.82 million current US$ 211.53 million current US$ 263.06 million current US$ 9

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 30 Lesotho 711.58 million current US$ compare
  2. 31 Namibia 650.24 million current US$ compare
  3. 32 Eswatini 362.06 million current US$ compare
  4. 34 Central African Republic 202.54 million current US$ compare
  5. 35 Sierra Leone 108.24 million current US$ compare
  6. 36 Congo 3.03 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Comoros?
External debt, end year in Comoros was 256.78 million current US$ in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 263.06 million current US$ in 2003.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 168.85 million current US$ in 1993.
How does Comoros rank for external debt, end year?
Comoros ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2008.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt, end year (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,232 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 U.S. dollars.