A.

Development Finance

Comoros LDCs
0.150
External financing inflows (mill. curr. USD) 2006/08 2010/12 2013 :06/08-13
0.100
FDI inflows 4.4 13.9 13.9 218% 0.050
AFT/Development
AFT/Development
finance
AFT/Fixed
finance
AFT/Fixed
2006/08
capital
2010/12
AFT/Fixed
capital
formation
formation
capital
2006/08
formation
2010/122013
Remittances 79.3 101.8 ... - 0.000

2006/08

2010/12

2006/08

2010/12
2013

2013
Other official flows (OOF) 0.0 0.9 0.0 -
of which trade-related OOF 0.0 0.9 0.0 - AFT/Development finance
AFT/Fixed capital formation

Official Development Assistance (ODA) 40.0 80.8 178.1 345%

of which Aid for Trade 3.8 7.4 12.4 224%

Sources: UNCTAD, UNCTADstat; WB, World Development Indicators; OECD, DAC-CRS Aid Activities
Database

Top 3 AfT priorities Source: OECD, DAC-CRS Aid Activities Database

1. WTO accession Note: No benchmarks are calculated for 2013.
2. Competitiveness AfT disbursements by sector (mill. curr. USD)
3. Trade facilitation
Source: OECD/WTO Partner Questionnaire Trade-related Adjustment
Touris m
AfT disburs.: top donors (mill. curr. USD) Minera l Res ources a nd Mi ning
2006/08 value % Industry
France 2.0 52
Agri cul ture, forestry, fis hing
EU Institutions 0.9 22
Ba nking & Fi na ncia l Services
IDA 0.5 14
Bus i nes s And Other Services
GEF 0.2 6
Energy Generation a nd Supply
Belgium 0.1 3
Communications
2013 value %
Tra ns port a nd Storage
EU Institutions 6.9 56
Tra de Fa cil itation
France 2.3 19
IDA 1.8 15 2013Tra de Pol i cy a nd Regul ations
2006/08
Japan 1.2 9 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00
United States 0.1 1 Source: OECD, DAC-CRS Aid Activities Database
B. Trade Costs

Indicators 2006 2013

Comoros LDCs Comoros LDCs
Tariffs (%)
Imports: simple avg. MFN applied 28.9 15.3 50 3000
40 2500
Imports: weighted avg. MFN applied ... ... 2000

Days
30

US$
20 1500
Exports: weighted avg. faced 0.6 2.2 1000
10 500
Exports: duty free (value in %) 82.5 88.6 0 0

2014

2006

2014
2006

2014

2006

2014
2006
Internet connectivity (% of population)
Mobile broadband subcriptions (06-12) ... 0.0 Time to export
Time to import Cost to export
Cost to import
Fixed broadband subcriptions 0.0 0.2
Individuals using the internet 2.2 6.5
Sources: WTO, World Tariff Profiles; ITU, World Telecommunication/ICT
Indicators
Source: WB, Doing Business
Competitiveness indicators (1-7) Logistics Performance Indices (LPI) (1-5)

2014 2006 LDCs

11
9
Overall LPI0
7 0
Timeliness 5. Customs
5 00
3 0.
Tracking and tracing Infrastructure
1
s ly s e r. Logistics competence International shipments
an pp ad ur nf
lo u Ro uct r ti
s
to
i ty str po
ss ra ns
ce ri c in
f ra
Ac ct rt rt 2014 2007 LDCs
lE e Po Ai
Source: WB Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
Source: WEF Global Competitiveness Index
Trade costs (ad-valorem, %) Trade facilitation indicators, 2015 (0-2)

160.000
150.000
140.000
130.000
120.000 Information availability
110.000 Governance and impartiality Advance rulings
100.000
90.000 Procedures Appeal procedures
80.000 Automation
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Intra-regional Extra-regional
Comoros LDCs
Source: ESCAP-WB Trade Cost Database
Note: Number of partners used in the calculation of average trade costs: total (0), intra-
regional (0), extra-regional (0) Source: OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators
C. Trade Performance

Indicator 2006 2013 Trade flows (billion current US$)

Trade to GDP ratio (%, 2006-2012) 52 67 0.250 Imports Goods 2013
Commercial services as % of total exports (%, 2006-2012) 76 75
0.200
Commercial services as % of total imports (%, 2006-2012) 35 32
Non-fuel intermediates (% of merch. exp.s) ... 0.150
Imports Com. Serv. 2012
Imports Goods 2006
Non-fuel intermediates (% of merch. imp.s) ... ... 0.100
Exports Com. Serv. 2012
Product diversification (based on HS02, 4-dig.) Exports Com. Serv. 2006 Imports Com. Serv. 2006
0.050 Exports Goods 2013
Number of exported products (max. 1,246) ... Exports Goods 2006
Number of imported products (max. 1,246) ... 0.000
2006 2013 2006 2012 2006 2013 2006 2012

Bill. USD
HH export product concentration (0 to 1) ... ...
Goods Com. Serv. Goods Com. Serv.
HH import product concentration (0 to 1) ... ... Exports Imports
Market diversification Source: WTO Secretariat
Number of export markets (max. 233) 9 ... Top 5 markets for merchandise imports (%)
Number of import markets (max. 233) 44 ... 2006 % 2013 %
HH export market concentration (0 to 1) 0.258 ... United Arab Emirates 31
HH import market concentration (0 to 1) 0.142 ... France 21
Sources: WTO Secretariat; UN Comtrade South Africa 9 ...
India 6
Structure of merchandise trade China 5
10000.00% Top 5 markets for merchandise exports (%)
9000.00% Exports Imports
2006 % 2013 %
8000.00%
7000.00% France 53
Manufacturing
6000.00% 65% India 17
5000.00% Fuels and mining Germany 11 ...
4000.00%
United Arab Emirates 7
3000.00% 6% Agriculture Singapore 7
2000.00%
1000.00% 29%
0.00% 13%0%
87% Top 5 merchandise imports (%)
2005 2013 2006 2013
2006 % 2013 %
Note: Only classified products are included in the calculation. Trailers, semi-trailers, etc 14
Structure of services trade Telecomm. equipment parts, n. 7
10000.00% Lime, cement, construction mat 7 ...
9000.00% Exports Imports
Rice 6
8000.00% Petroleum products 6
7000.00% Transport Top 5 merchandise exports (%)
6000.00% 63% 63%
2006 % 2013 %
5000.00% Travel
Spices 86
4000.00%
Other commercial Essential oil, perfume, flavour 8
3000.00%
20% 19% services Parts, tractors, motor vehicles 3 ...
2000.00%
1000.00% Other textile apparel, n.e.s. 1
16% 18%
0.00% 11%
26% 66%
63% 5%
29% Special transactions not classif 0
2006 2011 2006 2011 Source: UN Comtrade
D. Development Indicators

Indicator 2006 2013 Poverty indicators

12.0
Unemployment (% of total labour force) 6.7 6.5 10.0
8.0
6.0
Female labour force (% of total labour force) 29.3 30.6 4.0
2.0
0.0
Net ODA received (% of GNI, 2006-2012) 7.9 12.1

2006

2013

2006

2013
Import duties collected (% of tax revenue) ... Population livingPopulation
below $1.25
living
a day
below
(PPP)$2.00
(%) a day (PPP) (%)
Total debt service (% of total exports, 2006-2012) 5.9 12.8
Human Development Index (0 to 1, 2005-2013) 0.46 0.49
Sources: WB, World Development Indicators; WTO Secretariat; UNDP, International Human
Development Indicators
C o n st . 2 0 1 1 inte r n ati o n a l $

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

Inequality indicators
12.0
10.0
Comoros LDCs 8.0
3,500 6.0
4.0
3,000 2.0
2,500 0.0

2006

2013

2006

2013
2,000
1,500
Income held by lowest
Income
20%
held by lowest 40%
1,000
500
0
2006 2013

Source: WB, World Development Indicators

Economic structure

2006 2013
Agriculture, value
Agriculture, added (% of GDP)
value added
(% of GDP)
Industry, value
Industry,
37.1% added (% of GDP)
41.0% value added
47.4% (%50.4%
of GDP)
Services, Services, etc.,
11.7% etc., value 12.5% value added (% of
added (% of GDP)
GDP)

Source: WB, World Development Indicators

Country Comoros
Benchmark LDCs

A. Development Finance

AfT disbursements by sector (mill. curr. USD)

2006 2007 2008
Trade Policy and Regulations 0.05 0.04 0.01
Trade Facilitation 0.00 0.00 0.00
Transport and Storage 1.85 3.36 0.59
Communications 0.00 0.00 0.00
Energy Generation and Supply 0.00 0.00 0.00
Business And Other Services 0.00 0.11 0.00
Banking & Financial Services 0.34 0.66 1.56
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 0.78 0.87 1.28
Industry 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mineral Resources and Mining 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tourism 0.00 0.00 0.00
Trade-related Adjustment 0.00 0.00 0.00

Share of AfT in development finance and gross fixed capital formation

Year Comoros LDCs
AFT/Development finance 2006/08 0.031 0.083
2010/12 0.038 0.107
2013 n.av.
AFT/Fixed capital formation 2006/08 0.063 0.115
2010/12 0.109 0.116
2013 0.117

B. Trade Costs

Time and cost to export

Year Comoros LDCs
Time to export 2006 31 40
2014 31 32
Time to import 2006 24 47
2014 24 36
Cost to export 2006 1105 1599
2014 1295 2009
Cost to import 2006 1108 1958
2014 1295 2525
Logistics Performance Indices (LPI) (1-5)
2014 2007 LDCs
Overall LPI 2.40 2.48 2.40
Customs 2.58 2.30 2.29
Infrastructure 2.30 2.46 2.21
International shipments 2.51 2.33 2.40
Logistics competence 2.26 2.64 2.34
Tracking and tracing 2.37 2.50 2.41
Timeliness 2.37 2.67 2.75

Global competitiveness indicators (1-7)

2014 2006 LDCs
Access to loans #N/A #N/A
Electricity supply #N/A #N/A
Roads #N/A #N/A
Port infrastructure #N/A #N/A
Air transport infr. #N/A #N/A

OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators Comoros LDCs

2015 2015
In
Information availability #N/A #N/A
Governance and imparti
Advance rulings #N/A #N/A
Appeal procedures #N/A #N/A
Automation #N/A #N/A Proced
Procedures #N/A #N/A
Governance and impartiality #N/A #N/A
Comor

Trade costs (ad-valorem, %)

Comoros
year Total Intra-regional Extra-regional
2006 0.000 0.000 0.000
2007 0.000 0.000 0.000
2008 0.000 0.000 0.000
 2009 0.000 0.000 0.000
2010 0.000 0.000 0.000
2011 0.000 0.000 0.000

Note: Number of partners used in the calculation of average trade costs: total (0), intra-regional (0), extra-regional (0)

C. Trade Performance

Trade flows (billion current US$)

Exports Goods 2006 0.013
2013 0.020
Com. Serv. 2006 0.043
2012 0.058
Imports Goods 2006 0.101
2013 0.227
Com. Serv. 2006 0.054
2012 0.105

Structure of services trade 10000.00%

9000.00% Exports
Exports 2006 2011
8000.00%
Other commercial services 0.26 0.29
7000.00%
Travel 0.63 0.66 6000.00%
Transport 0.11 0.05 5000.00%
4000.00%
Imports 2006 2011 3000.00%
Other commercial services 0.16 0.18 2000.00%
Travel 0.20 0.19 1000.00%
0.00% 11%
26% 66%
63% 5%
29%
Transport 0.63 0.63
2006 2011

Structure of merchandise trade 10000.00%

Exports 2005 2013 9000.00% Exports
8000.00%
Agriculture 0.87 #N/A
7000.00%
Fuels and mining 0.00 #N/A
6000.00%
Manufacturing 0.13 #N/A 5000.00%
4000.00%
Imports 2006 2013 3000.00%
Agriculture 0.29 #N/A 2000.00%
Fuels and mining 0.06 #N/A 1000.00%
Manufacturing 0.65 #N/A 0.00% 13%0%
87%
2005 2013

D. Development Indicators

GDP per capita (constant 2011 international $)

Comoros LDCs
 2006 1,447 2,614
2013 1,400 2,956

12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
Poverty indicators 2.0
0.0
Comoros

2006

2013

2006
Population livingPopulation
below $1.25
living
a day
below
(PP
Population living below $1.25 a day (PPP) (%) 2006 #N/A
2013 #N/A
Population living below $2.00 a day (PPP) (%) 2006 #N/A
2013 #N/A

12.0
Inequality Indicators 10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
Income held by lowest 20% 2006 #N/A 2.0
0.0
2013 #N/A

2006

2013
Income held by lowest 40% 2006 #N/A
Income held by lowest
Income
20%
h
2013 #N/A

Economic structure
2006 2013 2006
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 41.0 37.1
Industry, value added (% of GDP) 11.7 12.5
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) 47.4 50.4
47.4% 41.0%
100.0 100.0
11.7%
2006/08 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Tra de-rel ated Adjustment
0.04 0.08 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.00 Touris m
0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Minera l Res ources and Mi ning
1.93 2.24 1.77 0.69 5.60 6.67 Industry
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.51 Agri cul ture, forestry, fis hi ng
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.74 Banki ng & Fina nci al Servi ces
0.04 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Bus ines s And Other Servi ces
0.85 1.42 3.60 1.35 0.81 1.86
Energy Generation a nd Suppl y
0.98 0.57 2.53 2.85 2.64 2.56
Communications
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tra ns port a nd Storage
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 Tra de Fa ci l itation

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Trade Pol i cy and Regul ations
2013 2006/08
0.00 1.00 2.0

Comoros LDCs
0.150
0.100
0.050
AFT/Development
AFT/Development
finance
AFT/Fixed
finance
2006/08
AFT/Fixed
capital
2010/12formation
AFT/Fixed
capital formation
2006/08
capital formation
2010/12 2013
0.000
2006/08

2010/12

2006/08

2010/12
2013

2013

AFT/Development finance
AFT/Fixed capital formation

Comoros LDCs Comoros LDCs

50 3000
40 2500
2000
Days

30
US$

20 1500
1000
10 500
0 0
2006

2014

2006

2014

2006

2014

2006

2014

Time to export
Time to import Cost to export
Cost to import
 Overall LPI
00Customs
Timeliness
4.
00
0.
Tracking and tracing Infrastructure

Logistics competence International shipments

2014 2007 LDCs

2014 2006 LDCs

11
9
7
5
3
1
s ly s re fr.
an pp oad tu in
lo s u R uc r t
to
i ty str sp
o
ss rf a n
ce ri c in tra
Ac ect rt ir
El Po A

0
Information availability
0 .0
Governance and impartiality 1 Advance rulings
00
0.
Procedures Appeal procedures
Automation

Comoros LDCs

160.000
150.000
140.000
130.000
120.000
110.000
100.000
90.000
80.000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Intra-regional Extra-regional
 130.000
120.000
110.000
100.000
90.000
80.000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Intra-regional Extra-regional

0), extra-regional (0)

0.250 Imports Goods 2013

+47% 0.200

0.150
+37% Imports Goods 2006Imports Com. Serv. 2012
0.100
Exports Com. Serv. 2012
Imports Com. Serv. 2006
+125% Exports Com. Serv. 2006
0.050 Exports Goods 2013
Exports Goods 2006
0.000
+94% 2006 2013 2006 2012 2006 2013 2006 2012
Bill. USD

Goods Com. Serv. Goods Com. Serv.

Exports Imports

000.00%
000.00% Exports Imports
000.00%
000.00% Transport
63% 63%
000.00%
000.00% Travel
000.00%
000.00% Other commercial
20% 19% services
000.00%
000.00% 16% 18%
0.00% 11%
26% 66%
63% 5%
29%
2006 2011 2006 2011

000.00%
000.00% Exports Imports
000.00%
000.00% Manufacturing
000.00% 65%
000.00% Fuels and mining
000.00%
000.00% 6% Agriculture
000.00%
000.00% 29%
0.00% 13%0%
87%
2005 2013 2006 2013
C o n st . 2 0 1 1 inte r n ati o n a l $

Comoros LDCs
3,500
3,000
2,500
 C o n st . 2 0 1 1 inte r n ati o Comoros LDCs
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2006 2013

12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
2006

2013

2006

2013

opulation livingPopulation
below $1.25
living
a day
below
(PPP)$2.00
(%) a day (PPP) (%)

12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
2006

2013

2006

2013

Income held by lowest

Income
20%
held by lowest 40%

2006 2013
Agriculture, value
Agriculture, added (% of GDP)
value added
(% of GDP)
Industry, Industry, value
41.0% value added 37.1% added (% of GDP)
47.4% (%50.4%
of GDP)
Services, Services, etc.,
11.7% etc., value 12.5% value added (% of
added (% of GDP)
GDP)
 Tra de-related Adjustment
Touris m
Minera l Res ources and Mi ni ng
Industry
Agricul ture, forestry, fis hi ng
Banki ng & Fina nci al Servi ces
Bus i nes s And Other Servi ces
Energy Generation a nd Suppl y
Communications
Tra ns port a nd Storage
Tra de Fa ci l itation
Trade Pol i cy and Regul ations
2013 2006/08
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00
Comoros 2005 2006
A. Development Finance
Personal remittances, received (current US$) 54.03 63.14
FDI inward flows 0.56 0.83
Non-concessional flows disbursed (OOF) 0.00
Trade-related non-concessional flows disbursed 0.00
Official development assistance (ODA) 31.99
Aid for trade flows disbursed 3.03

Development finance 95.95

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) 39.24 48.24

B. Trade Cost
Imports: simple avg. MFN applied 28.9
Imports: weighted avg. MFN applied
Exports: weighted avg. faced 0.6
Exports: duty free (value in %) 82.5
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitan
Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitant 0.0 0.0
Percentage of individuals using the Internet 2.0 2.2
Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,105 1,105
Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,108 1,108
Time to export (days) 31 31
Time to import (days) 24 24
lpi
lpi_customs
lpi_infrastructure
lpi_shipments
lpi_logistics
lpi_tracking
lpi_timeliness
Ease of access to loans, 1-7 (best)
Quality of electricity supply, 1-7 (best)
Quality of roads, 1-7 (best)
Quality of port infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Quality of air transport infrastructure, 1-7 (best)

C. Trade Performance
Trade to GDP ratio 49.3 52.2
Commercial services (% total exports) 72.9 76.2
Commercial services (% total imports) 32.9 34.9
Non-fuel intermediates (% of merchandise exports)
Non-fuel intermediates (% of merchandise imports)
Number of export products
Herfindahl-Hirschman export product concentration
Number of export markets 11 9
Herfindahl-Hirschman export markets concentration 0.543 0.258
Number of import products
Herfindahl-Hirschman import product concentration
Number of import markets 44 44
Herfindahl-Hirschman import markets concentration 0.141 0.142
Goods exports 14.4 13.3
Goods imports 92.6 100.7
Commercial services exports 38.7 42.6
Commercial services imports 45.3 54.0
Other commercial services exports 10.4 11.2
Travel exports 23.6 26.8
Transportation exports 4.7 4.6
Other commercial services imports 7.7 8.8
Travel imports 9.6 11.0
Transportation imports 28.0 34.1
Agriculture (% of merchandise exports) 0.87
Fuels and mining (% of merchandise exports) 0.00
Manufacturing (% of merchandise exports) 0.13
Agriculture (% of merchandise imports) 0.35 0.29
Fuels and mining (% of merchandise imports) 0.13 0.06
Manufacturing (% of merchandise imports) 0.53 0.65

D. Development Indicators
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) 1,446 1,447
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 41.2 41.0
Industry, value added (% of GDP) 11.8 11.7
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) 47.0 47.4
Unemployment total 6.7 6.7
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 29.1 29.3
Net ODA received (% of GNI) 6.0 7.9
Customs and other import duties
Taxes
Import duties collected (% of tax revenue)
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and p 9.0 5.9
Human Development Index (0-1) 0.46
Income share held by fourth 20%
Income share held by lowest 20%
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of popula
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of populatio
2007 2008 2009 2010

73.95 100.92 100.00 87.17

7.68 4.63 13.78 8.34
0.00 0.00 0.00 2.65
0.00 0.00 0.00 2.65
43.55 44.57 59.26 71.80
5.05 3.44 4.39 7.92

125.18 150.12 173.05 169.96

45.26 90.69 86.83 56.85

11.3

1.3
85.9
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2.5 3.0 3.5 5.1
1,105 1,207 1,207 1,207
1,108 1,191 1,191 1,191
31 31 31 31
24 24 24 24
2.48 2.45
2.30 1.96
2.46 1.76
2.33 2.56
2.64 2.26
2.50 2.79
2.67 3.23

55.3 60.2 60.2 64.1

75.4 85.1 72.8 71.0
32.8 30.5 33.0 34.4
25.8 21.1
26.5 38.3
14 26
0.338 0.346
9 23 26
0.332 0.184 0.228
378 419
 0.051 0.048
44 61 62
0.285 0.198 0.149
16.5 9.8 18.9 22.6
127.9 175.9 169.6 177.3
50.5 56.2 50.5 55.4
62.3 77.2 83.5 93.0
15.0 13.1 15.5 16.7
30.2 37.2 31.8 35.0
5.3 5.8 3.3 3.7
8.2 12.5 14.2 16.4
15.2 15.3 17.1 19.1
39.0 49.4 52.2 57.5
0.70 0.73
0.00 0.00
0.30 0.27
0.27 0.42 0.39
0.01 0.01 0.01
0.72 0.58 0.60

1,421 1,390 1,382 1,377

40.8 42.7 42.3 40.6
10.9 11.9 12.0 12.0
48.3 45.4 45.7 47.4
6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5
29.5 29.8 30.0 30.2
9.7 8.0 9.6 12.7



34.1 15.5 14.7 4.7





2011 2012 2013 2014

108.03 110.21
23.09 10.38 13.94
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00
58.46 111.99 178.09
4.93 9.38 12.44

189.58 232.58 ... ...

70.81 77.07 106.33

11.3 15.3

3.7 2.2
71.2 88.6
0.0 0.0
0.1 0.2 0.2
5.5 6.0 6.5
1,207 1,295 1,295 1,295
1,191 1,295 1,295 1,295
31 31 31 31
24 24 24 24
2.14 2.40
2.00 2.58
1.94 2.30
1.81 2.51
2.20 2.26
2.20 2.37
2.70 2.37

64.7 67.1
71.1 74.9
34.7 32.4










25.8 19.5 19.6
199.5 217.7 226.5
63.5 58.3
106.2 104.5
18.4
41.7
3.5
18.8
20.2
67.2

1,378 1,385 1,400

40.2 38.2 37.1
12.0 12.1 12.5
47.8 49.7 50.4
6.5 6.5 6.5
30.3 30.4 30.6
8.9 12.1



3.8 12.8
0.49