Workers' remittances received as a share of GDP rose 31.6% to 0.186% in Comoros in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances received as a share of GDP in Comoros reached an all time high of 0.186% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.006% in 1981. When compared to Comoros's main peers, workers' remittances received as a share of GDP in Kenya amounted to 0.031%, 0.038% in Madagascar, 0.025% in Mozambique and 0.005% in Tanzania in 2020.
Comoros has been ranked 13th within the group of 159 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received as a share of GDP, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Workers' Remittances, Received (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Comoros | % | ... | ... | 0.137% | 0.115% | 0.122% | 0.145% | 0.141% | ... | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | 0.017% | 0.010% | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 0.022% | 0.023% | 0.024% | 0.030% | 0.028% | ||||||||||||||||
Madagascar | % | 0.029% | 0.025% | 0.026% | 0.031% | 0.029% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | 0.007% | 0.007% | 0.009% | 0.018% | 0.025% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 0.009% | 0.008% | 0.020% | 0.020% | 0.019% | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.253% | 0.243% | ... | |
South Africa | % | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 0.024% | 0.026% | 0.033% | 0.027% | 0.026% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.007% | 0.007% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | 0.028% | 0.039% | 0.038% | 0.041% | 0.040% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% |