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What Comoros sells and buys, and with whom

Comoros exported US$50m of goods in 2024 and imported US$353m, a deficit of US$303m. 0% of its exports went to other SADC countries, which supplied 14% of its imports.

Exports, 2024US$50mup 5% on 2012
Imports, 2024US$353mDeficit US$303m
Exports to SADCUS$184k0% of exports; US$897k more to the rest of Africa
Exports sold raw67%15% processed materials, 18% manufactured

Comoros's trade since 2012

Exports and imports of goods, and exports to other SADC countries, US dollars

0$100m$200m$300m$400m$500m2012201420162018202020222024ExportsUS$50mImportsUS$353mExports to SADCUS$184k
Source: CEPII BACI·dotzedw Insights Centre

Who buys from Comoros

Exports by destination, 2024. India takes 32%.

IndiaUS$16m31.9%
GreeceUS$7.3m14.7%
FranceUS$5.0m10.0%
PakistanUS$4.0m8.0%
TürkiyeUS$2.3m4.6%
GermanyUS$2.1m4.2%
NetherlandsUS$2.1m4.1%
United StatesUS$1.9m3.7%
IndonesiaUS$1.7m3.4%
SingaporeUS$1.6m3.2%
EgyptUS$521k1.0%
SwitzerlandUS$482k1.0%

Brown bars are SADC members. Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore are mostly trading and refining hubs: goods recorded as sold there often go on to other buyers.

Source: CEPII BACI· Get the data (Professional)·dotzedw Insights Centre

What Comoros sells, and to whom

Exports by product group and partner, 2024

Ores and mineralsGold, diamonds and PGMsFuels and electricityMetalsFood and farm goodsChemicals, plastics and rubberMachinery and vehiclesTextiles, clothing and leatherOther goods
MetalsFood and farm goodsUS$24m · 48%Chemicals, plastics and rubberUS$7.0m · 14%Machinery and vehiclesUS$14m · 29%Textiles, clothing and leatherOther goodsRest of AfricaEuropean UnionUS$18m · 36%United KingdomUnited StatesIndiaUS$16m · 32%SwitzerlandRest of the worldUS$12m · 23%

Hover over a band or a name to follow it. Flows under 0.4% of the total (US$942k in all) are not drawn.

Source: CEPII BACI·dotzedw Insights Centre

Comoros's main exports

Top products (four-digit HS headings), 2024, with the value five years before

MetalsFood and farm goodsChemicals, plastics and rubberMachinery and vehiclesTextiles, clothing and leatherOther goods
Cloves (0907)US$22m43.4% · 2019: US$27m
Tugs and pusher craft (8904)US$7.3m14.5% · 2019: US$0
Essential oils, including concretes and absolutes (3301)US$7.0m14.0% · 2019: US$18m
Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up (8908)US$5.6m11.2% · 2019: US$8.8m
Vanilla (0905)US$2.4m4.7% · 2019: US$7.3m
Ferrous waste and scrap (7204)US$1.7m3.4% · 2019: US$716k
Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and… (8548)US$789k1.6% · 2019: US$367k
Copper scrap (7404)US$763k1.5% · 2019: US$62k
Electrical control panels (8537)US$521k1.0% · 2019: US$26
Aluminium waste and scrap (7602)US$374k0.7% · 2019: US$10k
Sawn wood (4407)US$223k0.4% · 2019: US$15k
Babies' garments and clothing accessories, knitted or… (6111)US$187k0.4% · 2019: US$236
Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers… (6103)US$123k0.2% · 2019: US$1k
Medical instruments (9018)US$101k0.2% · 2019: US$40k
Vaccines and blood products (3002)US$87k0.2% · 2019: US$0
Source: CEPII BACI·dotzedw Insights Centre

Trade with each SADC neighbour

2024, with the main products each way
NeighbourComoros soldComoros boughtBalanceMostly

How processed Comoros's trade is

Exports and imports by stage of processing, 2024

RawProcessed materialsManufactured goods
Exports67%15%18%US$50m
Imports28%70%US$353m

Raw: unprocessed farm goods, ores, minerals, crude oil, coal and gas. Processed materials: refined metals and fuels, chemicals, processed farm goods for industry. Refined gold counts here. Manufactured goods: machinery, vehicles, parts, consumer goods and packaged food.

Source: UN Broad Economic Categories applied to CEPII BACI·dotzedw Insights Centre

Analysis: Comoros's value-addition balance and openings

For members: where Comoros earns and spends at each stage of processing, with SADC and with the world; how much rides on a few products and buyers; what it is competitive in; which exports grew or shrank; where its exports meet preferential terms; and the products it could sell to neighbours, or buy from them instead of from outside the region.

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CEPII BACI, built from UN Comtrade with each flow reconciled between exporter and importer (Etalab Open Licence 2.0). Values in current US dollars; exports valued free on board. Figures can differ from national statistics, and include non-monetary gold. About the data