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Comoros

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Comoros is home to 883k people (2025) and has an economy of $1.8bn (2025), the 16th largest in SADC. Output per person of $2,056 is below the regional median of $2,539. The economy grew 3.8% in 2025, and the IMF expects 2.9% in 2026. Inflation was 3.2% in 2025, below the regional median of 3.6%. 91.7% of people have electricity (2024).

Where Comoros stands out

  • Foreign reservesThe buffer against currency crises.Highest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.
    Highest of 16 in SADC
  • People without electricityThe size of the unserved market for off-grid solar, mini-grids and grid extension, and a direct measure of development impact.3rd lowest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.
    3rd lowest of 16 in SADC
  • Access to electricityPower is a precondition for manufacturing, cold chains and digital services.3rd highest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.
    3rd highest of 16 in SADC

What to watch

  • Exports of goods and servicesExport earnings supply the hard currency that lets investors repatriate profits and service dollar debt.Lowest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.
    Lowest of 16 in SADC
  • Renewables share of electricityMatters for exporters facing carbon border taxes, for firms with net-zero targets and for green finance eligibility.Lowest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.
    Lowest of 16 in SADC
  • Health spending paid out of pocketHigh shares mean thin insurance cover, cash-paying patients and room for medical schemes and pharmacies.Highest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.
    Highest of 16 in SADC

Comoros scores best on stability and weakest on market size

Scores from 0 to 100 by rank within SADC, against the SADC median. 100 means best in the region on that pillar.

ComorosSADC median
Market sizeGrowthStabilityInfrastructureDigital,financeGovernanceUnmetdemand18338160312523
Source: Investor Lens method·dotzedw Insights Centre

The IMF expects Comoros to grow 2.9% in 2026

Real GDP growth, per cent a year. Open bars are IMF forecasts.

ActualIMF forecast
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%3.8%20252.9%20263.1%20273.8%2028

Ten years of history are free with a Reader account.

Source: IMF·dotzedw Insights Centre

Farming employs 34% of workers but produces 37% of output

Share of jobs in each broad sector against its share of GDP, latest year. A sector with far more jobs than output has low productivity and room to grow.

Share of jobsShare of GDP
0%20%40%60%Agriculture34%37%3 pts apartIndustry15%10%5 pts apartServices52%49%3 pts apart
Source: World Bank, ILO·dotzedw Insights Centre

Key figures

The bar under each figure places it among the 16 countries of SADC, lowest on the left. Hover for context; select for the data card.

Comoros on the map

Its 3 islands and 17 prefectures, shaded by population, power, water, transport and more; circles sized by value; or power lines, roads and masts on a street map.

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How Comoros generates electricity

Share of electricity generation by source, latest year.

CoalGasOilWindNuclearBioenergy and otherHydroSolar

No electricity data for Comoros.

The history of the power mix is part of the Individual plan

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Source: Ember, Energy Institute· Get the data (Professional)·dotzedw Insights Centre

Politics, parliament and elections

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The President is directly elected and is head of state and government. Azali Assoumani, who first took power in a 1999 coup, has governed since 2016; a 2018 referendum ended the rotation of the presidency between the three islands and allowed him to run again. Opposition boycotts have left his CRC holding 31 of 33 Assembly seats.

President
Azali Assoumani (CRC), since 26 May 2016
How the executive is chosen
Directly elected in two rounds
Term and limits
Five years, renewable once consecutively (2018 Constitution)
Governing
CRC
In power since
CRC, 2016 (10 years)
Azali also led the country from 1999 to 2006.
Next national election
2029 (presidential)
Electoral body
Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI)

CRC holds 31 of 33 seats, a two-thirds majority

Assembly of the Union, seats as of February 2025. Two-round; 5-year term

33seatsMajority 17 · Two thirds 22 (dashed lines)
  • CRC31
  • PARI1
  • IND1
How seats are filled
Elected in single-member constituencies in two rounds.
Powers
Passes laws and the budget.
Special majority
Two thirds of members are needed to amend the Constitution without a referendum. The governing side has it.
Elections
Last 12 Jan 2025; next 2030
Source: 2025 Comorian parliamentary election (Wikipedia)·dotzedw Insights Centre

What the record shows

  • Power has changed hands through the ballot box in 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2016; CRC has governed since 2016.
  • The last presidential election, in 2024, was a landslide: the winner took 57%, 46 points ahead of the runner-up.
  • The governing side holds 31 of 33 seats in the Assembly of the Union, enough on its own to amend the Constitution (two thirds or more).
  • Turnout was 70% in 2025, up from 60% in 1990.
  • V-Dem's clean elections score is 18 out of 100, down from 26 in 2015.

The largest party won 61% of the parliamentary vote in 2020, against 10% in 1992

Every lower-house election since 1990: the largest party's share of the vote and of the seats, and turnout of registered voters. Open circles mark a change of government.

Largest party: votesLargest party: seatsTurnout
0%20%40%60%80%100%1995200020052010201520202025HalfTwo thirds93.9%Largest party: seats70.5%Turnout60.9%Largest party: votes
Source: Official results, V-Dem·dotzedw Insights Centre

The winner's lead over the runner-up was 46 points in 2024

First-round share of the valid vote for the winner and the runner-up in each presidential election since 1990.

WinnerRunner-up
0%20%40%60%80%100%1990199520002005201020152020Half57.0%Winner11.1%Runner-up
Source: Official results, V-Dem·dotzedw Insights Centre

Every national election

DateElectionResultTurnoutNotes
12 Jan 2025Assembly of the UnionCRC 31 seats; PARI 1 seats70.5%Boycott
14 Jan 2024PresidentialPresidential, 2024Azali Assoumani (CRC)57.0%Salim Issa Abdillah (Juwa)11.1%Mohamed Daoudou (Orange Party)10.2%Azali Assoumani (CRC) 57.0%; Salim Issa Abdillah (Juwa) 11.1%56.4%Disputed
2020ParliamentParliament, 2020Largest party60.9%, 20 seatsSecond party30.8%, 2 seatsLargest party 60.9%, 20 seats; Second party 30.8%, 2 seats62.8% V-Dem
2019PresidentialPresidential, 2019Azali Assoumani60.8%Runner-up14.6%Azali Assoumani 60.8%; Runner-up 14.6%53.8% V-Dem
2016PresidentialPresidential, 2016Azali Assoumani17.6%Runner-up15.1%Azali Assoumani 17.6%; Runner-up 15.1%74.4%Change of power V-Dem
25 Jan 2015ParliamentParliament, 2015independent25.1%, 3 seatsUPDC18.5%, 11 seatsJuwa18.0%, 10 seatsindependent 25.1%, 3 seats; UPDC 18.5%, 11 seats71.3% V-Dem

Checked 30 Sept 2026. Not yet recorded: Vote totals for the 2025 Assembly election are not recorded.

Election calendar

All elections

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  • 2029
    Presidential election
    Comoros: Presidential electionNo analysis written for this vote yet.Sources: Wikipedia
    Expected
  • 12 Jan 2025
    Parliamentary election (two rounds, January and February)
    Comoros: Parliamentary election (two rounds, January and February)Result: Legislative elections held in two rounds on 12 January and 16 February 2025.No analysis written for this vote yet.Sources: IPU Parline, International IDEA
    Held
  • 14 Jan 2024
    Presidential electionWon by Azali Assoumani
    Comoros: Presidential electionResult: Azali Assoumani re-elected; the opposition rejected the result and protests followed.No analysis written for this vote yet.Sources: Wikipedia
    Held

Deals and projects

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