Total reserves in months of imports in Comoros
Comoros: Total reserves in months of imports was 7.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Comoros, 1980–2023
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Comoros is 7.61, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Comoros peaked at 10.46 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.615, in 1984.
That places Comoros 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.23 | — |
| 1981 | 1.98 | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 2.54 | +27.9% |
| 1983 | 2.52 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.615 | -75.6% |
| 1985 | 2.17 | +252.4% |
| 1986 | 2.88 | +33.1% |
| 1987 | 4.18 | +44.9% |
| 1988 | 3.15 | -24.6% |
| 1989 | 4.76 | +51.0% |
| 1990 | 3.85 | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 3.42 | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 2.96 | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 4.65 | +57.4% |
| 1994 | 5.72 | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 5.09 | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 10.46 | +105.4% |
| 2004 | 9.87 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 7.16 | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 7 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.23 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.13 | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 6.99 | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 6.36 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 7.15 | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 6.08 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 8.97 | +47.5% |
| 2016 | 7.08 | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 6.67 | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 10.18 | +49.8% |
| 2021 | 9.38 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 7.02 | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 7.61 | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7 | 0.615 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.28 | 2.96 | 5.72 | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.69 | 5.13 | 10.46 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.02 | 6 | 8.97 | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.55 | 7.02 | 10.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More financial sector data for Comoros
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 181,431 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 97.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 20,255 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.85 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 269.00 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 296.85 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 298.70 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 298.67 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 338.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Comoros?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Comoros was 7.61 in 2023, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 in 2003.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.615 in 1984.
- How does Comoros rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Comoros ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].