Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) in Comoros
Comoros: Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) was 25.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total reserves includes gold in Comoros, 1980–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, total reserves includes gold in Comoros stood at 25.6%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves includes gold in Comoros peaked at 31.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1984.
That places Comoros 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.2% | — |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +42.3% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | +37.7% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | -65.3% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +204.0% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | +44.1% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | -27.3% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | +36.1% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | -23.3% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 14.8% | +44.5% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | +61.5% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -4.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 25.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 25.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.3%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +204.0% | 3.4% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 3.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 10.2% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 21.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 25.6% | 26.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 total reserves includes gold in Comoros?
- Total reserves includes gold in Comoros was 25.6% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest total reserves includes gold recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest total reserves includes gold recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1984.
- How does Comoros rank for total reserves includes gold?
- Comoros ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total reserves includes gold rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.