Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Comoros
Comoros: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.38 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Export quality index in Comoros, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export quality index in Comoros is 0.38, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Comoros peaked at 0.8798 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3148, in 2003.
That places Comoros 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.8798 | — |
| 1964 | 0.8745 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7299 | -16.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7767 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.766 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7718 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7264 | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7723 | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6534 | -15.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5665 | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6663 | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8257 | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5925 | -28.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5267 | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7806 | +48.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7338 | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8068 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.559 | -30.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4826 | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4873 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5227 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.449 | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4583 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4655 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4721 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4397 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5009 | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.457 | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4329 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.445 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4253 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3561 | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3854 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3849 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3423 | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3607 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3373 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.336 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3786 | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3638 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3148 | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3318 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3328 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3422 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3407 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3431 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3283 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3344 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3637 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3644 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3754 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.38 | +1.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.38 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6703, 57% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6069, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7893 | 0.7264 | 0.8798 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.6925 | 0.5267 | 0.8257 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4837 | 0.4397 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3927 | 0.3373 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3412 | 0.3148 | 0.3786 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3636 | 0.3344 | 0.38 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Comoros?
- Export quality index in Comoros was 0.38 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8798 in 1963.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3148 in 2003.
- How does Comoros rank for export quality index?
- Comoros ranks 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.