Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Comoros
Comoros: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 0.77 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Comoros, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Comoros is 0.77, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 119.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Comoros peaked at 8.06 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -4.14, in 2020.
That places Comoros 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.06 | — |
| 2001 | -0.1 | -101.2% |
| 2002 | -0.06 | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 | -150.0% |
| 2004 | -0.63 | -2200.0% |
| 2005 | -1.33 | +111.1% |
| 2006 | -1.46 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | -3.14 | +115.1% |
| 2008 | -0.11 | -96.5% |
| 2009 | 2.31 | -2200.0% |
| 2010 | 0.77 | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 | +154.5% |
| 2012 | 2.51 | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 5.16 | +105.6% |
| 2014 | 0.64 | -87.6% |
| 2015 | -3.88 | -706.2% |
| 2016 | -2.93 | -24.5% |
| 2017 | -0.36 | -87.7% |
| 2018 | -1.72 | +377.8% |
| 2019 | -1.93 | +12.2% |
| 2020 | -4.14 | +114.5% |
| 2021 | -3.61 | -12.8% |
| 2022 | -0.85 | -76.5% |
| 2023 | 0.56 | -165.9% |
| 2024 | 0.99 | +76.8% |
| 2025 | 0.77 | -22.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.77 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.77 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -2200.0% | 0.03 | -0.63 |
| 2009 | +2200.0% | -0.11 | 2.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.357 | -3.14 | 8.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 | -3.88 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.05 | -4.14 | 0.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 137 Madagascar 0.82 compare
- 138 Qatar 0.81 compare
- 138 Turkmenistan 0.81 compare
- 141 Burkina Faso 0.74 compare
- 142 Kuwait 0.7 compare
- 143 South Korea 0.66 compare
More work & labour data for Comoros
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2913 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2925 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2904 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 599.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 863.69 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 960.29 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 950.74 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,911 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Comoros?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Comoros was 0.77 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8.06 in 2000.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.14 in 2020.
- How does Comoros rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Comoros ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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