Economy · Remittance inflows · Comoros
Comoros’ remittance inflows was $0.31bn in 2023.
$0.31bn
2023
Up $0.02bn from 2022.
Stale — last updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
$0.31bn
What it is. Remittance inflows add up the money that people working abroad send to relatives and households in Comoros, including transfers in kind. The figure is stated in current US dollars, so price changes and exchange rates move it alongside the volume of transfers. Money carried home by hand or sent through informal networks is hard to record, so the true total is probably higher than the published one.
Higher is better. More money arriving from abroad means more household income and more foreign currency entering the economy, which is why a higher figure is better. The latest figure, for 2023, is $0.31bn, up from $0.28bn a year earlier, a rise of 8.4%. That is the highest level since 2014, the start of this window. The lowest point in the same span was $0.12bn in 2016.
Why it matters. Many Comorian households rely on transfers from relatives abroad to pay for food, school fees, health care and building work. At $0.31bn, inflows give families a larger cushion and bring in foreign currency that the country can use to pay for imports. Local shops and builders also benefit when households spend that money.
| Period | Remittance inflows · Comoros |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $0.16bn |
| 2015 | $0.13bn |
| 2016 | $0.12bn |
| 2017 | $0.13bn |
| 2018 | $0.17bn |
| 2019 | $0.17bn |
| 2020 | $0.23bn |
| 2021 | $0.29bn |
| 2022 | $0.28bn |
| 2023 | $0.31bn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Remittance inflows, Comoros, 2023; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/remittance-inflows/comoros
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Personal remittances received, current US dollars. Unit: USD bn.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.