Editing Economy of the Comoros (section)

==External trade==
[[France]], the Comoros' major trading partner, finances small projects only. The [[United States]] receives a growing percentage of the Comoros' exports but supplies only a negligible fraction of its imports (less than 1%).

The overall effect of the republic's dependence on aid has been perennial trade deficits accompanied by chronic budget deficits. In 1992 total exports had a value of US$21 million, and total imports were valued at US$50 million. In 1991 receipts totaled about US$34.7 million (CF9.7 trillion; CF—Comoran franc; for value of the Comoran franc—see Glossary) whereas expenditures totaled about US$93.8 million (CF26.2 trillion). The shortfall, which equaled about 170 percent of receipts, was financed by international grants and loans, by draws upon existing lines of credit, and by debt rescheduling.<ref name=cs/>

In 1991 France received 55 percent of Comoran exports, followed by the United States (19 percent) and [[Germany]] (16 percent). The main export products were vanilla, ylang-ylang, and cloves. The republic's primary suppliers were France (56 percent of imports), the [[Belgium]]-Luxembourg economic union (11 percent), and [[Japan]] (5 percent). Imports consisted of basic foodstuffs (rice and meat), petroleum, and construction materials.<ref name=cs/>

Comoros has an international airport ([[Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport]]) at Hahaya on Grande Comore. It is a member of the franc zone with an exchange rate of 491.9677 [[Comorian franc]]s (KMF) = 1 [Euro].