Comoros: official statistics and sources
5 official bodies for the Comoros, from Central Bank of the Comoros to National ICT Regulatory Authority, with key figures from the World Bank and IMF. Official languages: Comorian, French, Arabic. Capital: Moroni.
Who holds power in the Comoros
- Head of state: Azali Assoumani (Président de l’Union des Comores)
- Head of government: The head of state leads the government (no prime minister listed)
- Foreign minister: Mbae Mohamed (Ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale, responsable du Monde arabe, de la Diaspora, de la Francophonie et de l'Intégration africaine de l’Union des Comores)
Source: UN Protocol and Liaison Service list, dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.
Presidential republic; union of autonomous islands. How local power works in the Comoros: 3 tiers of government below the nation, who is elected and who they answer to.
Part of level 6 of the 10 levels of power.
Government, regions and cities
- Government and power in the Comoros: leaders, governance scores, women in parliament, spending and the bodies that hold power to account
Key figures
What the figures show
The World Bank puts the Comoros's population at 882,847 in 2025, up from 726,682 in 2015. It ranks 45th of 48 in the World Bank's Sub-Saharan Africa region and 158th of 193 worldwide.
GDP for 2025 was $1.8 billion at current dollar prices, according to the World Bank. Divided by population it comes to $2,056, where the middle country in the region has $1,351.
Output rose 3.8% after inflation in 2025 (World Bank). The IMF's October 2026 outlook projects 2.9% for 2026.
For 2025 as a whole the World Bank records 3.2%. IMF projections put 2026 at 4.0%.
Unemployment stood at 3.8% in 2025 on the ILO's modelled estimate, which can differ from the national survey.
Government debt was 30.5% of GDP in 2025, the IMF estimates, heading to 34.7% in 2026. The regional median is 53.1%.
A baby born in 2024 could expect to live 67.0 years.
- Annual inflation since 2015: highest 12.5% (2022), lowest -0.2% (2017).
- Debt ratio 2015: 13.6%; 2025: 30.5%.
- GDP per person in dollars, 2015 to 2025: +55%.
Figures checked 2026-10-13; how they are compiled.
Official sources in the Comoros
Central bank interest rates and money
- Central Bank of the Comoros (Banque centrale des Comores)
Monetary policy, banking supervision and monetary and financial statistics for the Comoros. Not in English.
Government
- Presidency of the Union of the Comoros (Beit-Salam) (Présidence de l'Union des Comores)
Presidential decrees, Council of Ministers communiqués and official news. Not in English.
- Ministry of Finance, Budget and Banking Sector (Ministère des Finances, du Budget et du Secteur bancaire)
Budget laws, public finance reports and ministry announcements. Not in English.
Laws and the official gazette the text of laws
- Ministry of Justice (Ministère de la Justice)
Texts of laws, decrees and codes of the Union of the Comoros. Not in English.
Regulators
- National ICT Regulatory Authority (Autorité nationale de régulation des TIC)
Telecoms decisions, licences and market data. Not in English.
Notes
The IPU lists assemblee-comores.com for the Assembly of the Union; on 13 Oct 2026 that domain served an unrelated commercial directory, so it is not listed.
No working site was found for the Supreme Court, the Court of Auditors or the electoral commission (CENI).
The statistics institute site answers only over plain HTTP; HTTPS presented an invalid certificate.
Freedom of information in the Comoros
No general access-to-information law for the Comoros was found in the official sources checked on 2026-10-13. No national access-to-information law could be found in the official sources checked on 2026-10-13.
What the Comoros does not have
- No online company register could be found; the investment agency domains tried (anpi.km, anpi-comores.org) did not resolve on 2026-10-13.
- No procurement portal could be found (armp.km did not resolve).
- No online land or associations register could be found.
- No information commissioner, inquiry body, lobbying register or public asset-declaration register could be found.
- No state-run case-law database could be found.
Also: World Bank country data · IMF country page · UN Sustainable Development Goals country profile · IPU Parline parliament profile.
The Comoros by subject
- Economy GDP, growth, trade and investment
- Jobs and pay unemployment, jobs and work
- Cost of living inflation, poverty and inequality
- Public finances debt, deficit, tax and spending
- Health and care life expectancy, doctors and spending
- Housing homes, cities, water and power
- Crime and justice murder rate, courts and crime
- Immigration migrants, refugees and remittances
- Education schools, universities and literacy
- Environment emissions, air, forests and water
Power in the Comoros, from local government up to the G20
The global bodies above national governments, and the levels of power inside the Comoros. How the ten levels work.
Level 3: Local councils
- Local government in the Comoros how councils, regions and municipalities work
Level 6: National government
- The Comoros: national government this page
- Government and power in the Comoros who leads, the parliament and the courts
- World leaders every country's head of state and government
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Common questions
What is the population of the Comoros?
882,847 (2025, World Bank).
What is the inflation rate in the Comoros?
3.2% (2025, World Bank).
What is the Comoros's GDP?
$1.8 billion (2025, World Bank).
How much government debt does the Comoros have?
30.5% of GDP (2025, International Monetary Fund).
What is the central bank of the Comoros?
Central Bank of the Comoros (Banque centrale des Comores): https://banque-comores.km/
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