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Comoros · Finances and debt

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11

Public finances and external accounts

A fiscal deficit of 1.3 % of GDP

Comoros: in 2025, the general government spent 1.3 % of GDP more than it collected, public debt stood at 30.5 % of GDP, the current account showed a deficit of 0.5 % (IMF).

Fiscal balance · 2025
−1.3 %
of GDP · −0.8 pt since 2020
Public debt · 2025
30.5 %
of GDP · +5.0 pt since 2020
Current account · 2025
−0.5 %
of GDP · +1.3 pt since 2020

Fiscal balance, % of GDP

Negative: a deficit · dashed: estimates and projections

−8 % −5 % −3 % 0 % 3 % 5 % 2015 2020 2025 2030 Comoros −0.9 East Africa −3.5 −8 % −5 % −3 % 0 % 3 % 5 % 2015 2020 2025 2030
  • Comoros
  • East Africa

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · general government net lending or borrowing · group values weighted by GDP in dollars (Syli Atlas)

Current account, % of GDP

Trade, income and transfers with the rest of the world

−8 % −6 % −4 % −2 % 0 % 2015 2020 2025 2030 Comoros −1.0 −8 % −6 % −4 % −2 % 0 % 2015 2020 2025 2030

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Currency

Comorian franc

The Comorian franc is pegged to the euro.

Currency
KMF
Comorian franc
Exchange regime
Fixed
1 EUR = 491.96775 KMF
Inflation · 2025
3.2 %
average annual change in consumer prices

Currency codes: ISO 4217 · fixed parities: central banks (BCEAO, BEAC, Central Bank of the Comoros, Bank of Cape Verde…) · inflation: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Debt

A debt owed first to multilateral lenders

At the end of 2025, Comoros owed 378 m$ in public external debt (World Bank). 23.3 % of it was owed to China, 52.6 % to multilateral institutions and 0.0 % to bond holders.

Public debt · 2025
30.5 %
of GDP · IMF
External debt · 2025
445 m$
public and private · World Bank
Public external debt · 2025
378 m$
owed or guaranteed by the State
Debt service · 2023
6.4 %
of exports of goods, services and income

Risk of debt distress

IMF and World Bank debt sustainability analysis

Latest analysis published on 2026-02-19: high.

Source: IMF, list of debt sustainability analyses of low-income countries, as of 2026-03-31 · imf.org

Public external debt by creditor

Share of the total at the end of each year

2015
2020
2025
Multilateral (IMF, World Bank, AfDB…)
52.6 %
China
23.3 %
Other countries
24.1 %
Bonds (Eurobonds)
0.0 %
Banks and other private lenders
0.0 %

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics (updated 2026-11-05) · public and publicly guaranteed external debt, end of year · CC BY 4.0 · shares: Syli Atlas calculation