| People | Comoros |
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Economy - overview:
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One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that have inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity, high unemployment, and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, contributes 40% to GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. The country is not self-sufficient in food production; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. The government - which is hampered by internal political disputes - is struggling to upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. The political problems caused the economy to contract in 2007. Remittances from 150,000 Comorans abroad help supplement GDP. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$1.262 billion (2007 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$436 million (2007 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate:
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-1% (2007 est.) |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$600 (2005 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 40%
industry: 4%
services: 56% (2001 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed):
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void |
Population below poverty line:
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60% (2002 est.) |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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void |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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3% (2005 est.) |
Labor force:
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144,500 (1996 est.) |
Labor force participation rate:
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19.75 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (1996 est.) |
Unemployment rate:
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20% (1996 est.) |
Budget:
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revenues: $27.6 million
expenditures: $NA (2001 est.) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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void |
Public debt:
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void |
Industries:
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fishing, tourism, perfume distillation |
Industrial production growth rate:
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-2% (1999 est.) |
Electricity - production:
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20 million kWh (2005) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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28 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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18.6 million kWh (2005) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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26 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2005) |
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2005) |
Oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2005) |
Oil - production per capita:
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void |
Oil - consumption:
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700 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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0.35 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2004) |
Oil - imports:
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709.1 bbl/day (2004) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - consumption:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2005) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca) |
Current account balance:
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-$17 million (2005 est.) |
Current account balance - per capita:
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-23 USD per capita |
Exports:
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$32 million f.o.b. (2006) |
Exports per capita:
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44 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves, copra |
Exports - partners:
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Netherlands 35.8%, France 18.3%, Italy 12.8%, Singapore 7.8%, Turkey 5%, US 4.6% (2006) |
Imports:
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$143 million f.o.b. (2006) |
Imports per capita:
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196 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement, transport equipment |
Imports - partners:
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France 24.8%, UAE 9.9%, South Africa 6.4%, Pakistan 6.3%, Kenya 5%, China 4.8%, India 4.4%, Italy 4.2% (2006) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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void |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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void |
Debt - external:
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$232 million (2000 est.) |
Debt - external - per capita:
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318 USD per capita |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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void |
Economic aid - donor:
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void |
Economic aid - recipient:
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$25.23 million (2005 est.) |
Economic aid - recipient per capita:
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35 USD per capita |
Currency (code):
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Comoran franc (KMF) |
Exchange rates:
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Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - 361.4 (2007), 391.8 (2006), 395.6 (2005), 396.21 (2004), 435.9 (2003)
note: the Comoran franc is pegged to the euro at a rate of 491.9677 Comoran francs per euro |
Fiscal year:
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calendar year |
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