Official exchange rate in Comoros
Comoros: Official exchange rate was 435.38 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
435.38 LCU per US$, period average
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
48th
of 215 countries
All-time high
549.3 LCU per US$, period average
in 2001
All-time low
211.28 LCU per US$, period average
in 1980
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Official exchange rate in Comoros, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 435.38 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Comoros peaked at 549.3 LCU per US$, period average in 2001 and was at its lowest, 211.28 LCU per US$, period average, in 1980.
That places Comoros 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Official exchange rate in Comoros, year by year
| Year | LCU per US$, period average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 245.19 LCU per US$, period average | — |
| 1961 | 245.26 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 245.01 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 245.01 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 245.03 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 245.06 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 245.68 LCU per US$, period average | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 246 LCU per US$, period average | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 247.56 LCU per US$, period average | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 259.96 LCU per US$, period average | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 276.4 LCU per US$, period average | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 275.35 LCU per US$, period average | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 252.03 LCU per US$, period average | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 222.89 LCU per US$, period average | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 240.7 LCU per US$, period average | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 214.31 LCU per US$, period average | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 238.95 LCU per US$, period average | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 245.68 LCU per US$, period average | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 225.65 LCU per US$, period average | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 212.72 LCU per US$, period average | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 211.28 LCU per US$, period average | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 271.73 LCU per US$, period average | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 328.6 LCU per US$, period average | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 381.06 LCU per US$, period average | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 436.95 LCU per US$, period average | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 449.26 LCU per US$, period average | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 346.3 LCU per US$, period average | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 300.53 LCU per US$, period average | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 297.85 LCU per US$, period average | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 319.01 LCU per US$, period average | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 272.26 LCU per US$, period average | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 282.11 LCU per US$, period average | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 264.69 LCU per US$, period average | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 283.16 LCU per US$, period average | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 416.4 LCU per US$, period average | +47.1% |
| 1995 | 374.36 LCU per US$, period average | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 383.66 LCU per US$, period average | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 437.75 LCU per US$, period average | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 442.46 LCU per US$, period average | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 461.79 LCU per US$, period average | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 532.66 LCU per US$, period average | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 549.3 LCU per US$, period average | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 520.28 LCU per US$, period average | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 434.92 LCU per US$, period average | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 395.5 LCU per US$, period average | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 395.44 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 391.82 LCU per US$, period average | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 358.98 LCU per US$, period average | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 334.5 LCU per US$, period average | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 352.72 LCU per US$, period average | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 371.1 LCU per US$, period average | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 353.44 LCU per US$, period average | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 382.92 LCU per US$, period average | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 370.43 LCU per US$, period average | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 370.32 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 443.41 LCU per US$, period average | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 444.45 LCU per US$, period average | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 435.49 LCU per US$, period average | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 416.58 LCU per US$, period average | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 439.46 LCU per US$, period average | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 430.72 LCU per US$, period average | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 415.96 LCU per US$, period average | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 467.18 LCU per US$, period average | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 454.99 LCU per US$, period average | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 454.52 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 435.38 LCU per US$, period average | -4.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 435.38 LCU per US$, period average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 103.16 LCU per US$, period average, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 435.38 LCU per US$, period average is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 581.93 LCU per US$, period average, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official exchange rate in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +47.1% | 283.16 LCU per US$, period average | 416.4 LCU per US$, period average |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246.98 LCU per US$, period average | 245.01 LCU per US$, period average | 259.96 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 240.47 LCU per US$, period average | 212.72 LCU per US$, period average | 276.4 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 334.26 LCU per US$, period average | 211.28 LCU per US$, period average | 449.26 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 361.86 LCU per US$, period average | 264.69 LCU per US$, period average | 461.79 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 426.61 LCU per US$, period average | 334.5 LCU per US$, period average | 549.3 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 402.76 LCU per US$, period average | 353.44 LCU per US$, period average | 444.45 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 443.13 LCU per US$, period average | 415.96 LCU per US$, period average | 467.18 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 45 Sudan 546.76 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 46 Kazakhstan 521.03 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 47 Costa Rica 503.5 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 49 Armenia 387.01 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 50 Hungary 353.14 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 51 Sri Lanka 327.51 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Comoros
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.91 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.91 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Comoros?
- Official exchange rate in Comoros was 435.38 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 549.3 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 211.28 LCU per US$, period average in 1980.
- How does Comoros rank for official exchange rate?
- Comoros ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.