Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Comoros
Comoros: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 40.32 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Comoros, 1982–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 40.32 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Comoros peaked at 43.29 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.62 billion, in 1984.
Comoros ranks 107th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 4.22 billion | — |
| 1983 | 4.79 billion | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 1.62 billion | -66.2% |
| 1985 | 5.31 billion | +227.3% |
| 1986 | 5.00 billion | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 6.62 billion | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 6.85 billion | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 8.34 billion | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 6.84 billion | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 6.74 billion | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.89 billion | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 10.97 billion | +59.1% |
| 1994 | 16.41 billion | +49.6% |
| 1995 | 15.80 billion | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 19.40 billion | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 18.85 billion | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 15.42 billion | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 19.89 billion | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 22.81 billion | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 38.58 billion | +69.1% |
| 2002 | 41.02 billion | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 38.55 billion | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 38.01 billion | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 37.84 billion | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 40.26 billion | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 43.29 billion | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 40.32 billion | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.34 billion | 1.62 billion | 8.34 billion | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.72 billion | 6.74 billion | 19.89 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.85 billion | 22.81 billion | 43.29 billion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Comoros
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 21.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1482 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 304.7 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 336.24 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 338.33 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Comoros?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Comoros was 40.32 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 43.29 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 billion in 1984.
- How does Comoros rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Comoros ranks 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.