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Invest in the Comoros
A short guide for companies expanding into the Comoros: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.
1. Comoros at a glance
PopulationEstimate
882,847
Population was 882,847 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank, Comoros population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDPEstimate
US$1.81 billion
GDP was US$1,814,920,856 in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: World Bank, Comoros GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per personEstimate
US$2,056
GDP per person was US$2,055.76 in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: World Bank, Comoros GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growthEstimate
3.8%
Real GDP growth was 3.8 percent in 2025.
Source: World Bank, Comoros real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
1.7%
Inflation was 1.7 percent over the twelve months to August 2026, in the Moroni price index.
Source: INSEED, price index bulletin, August 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of August 2026
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$9.2 million
Foreign direct investment inflows were US$9.2 million in 2025.
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment flows (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
The currency is the Comorian franc.
Source: SADC, Comoros member state page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
2. Before you set up
The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.
The Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements (ANPI) is the national investment promotion agency and runs a digital one-stop shop.
Source: ANPI, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
The Investment Code defines the one-stop shop as the business formalities center of ANPI, in physical and virtual form.
Source: Investment Code 2020, Law 20-035/AU (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 28, 2020
The Crafts Code, promulgated in February 2026, bars foreigners without a local partner from traditional crafts such as Comorian embroidery and kofia making.
Source: Crafts Code, signed text, FAOLEX scan (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 19, 2026
The Investment Code names no special economic zone and leaves their framework to a separate text.
Source: Investment Code 2020, Law 20-035/AU (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 28, 2020
3. Steps to set up
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Setting up in the Comoros
- Register the company at the ANPI one-stop shop with statutes, notary declaration, capital deposit slip and trade register entry.Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements (ANPI)KMF 86,000 for a limited liability company; KMF 182,500 for a public limited company (indicative)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: ANPI, company creation information form (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Obtain a tax number; the guide lists it as free, with a license fee that depends on the activity.Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI)Tax number free, per the guideOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: UCCIA and OCPR, cash-crop export procedures guide (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Apply to ANPI for approval under the Investment Code if you want its tax and customs incentives.Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements (ANPI)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Investment Code 2020, Law 20-035/AU (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 28, 2020
- Get prior authorization where the activity is regulated; the registration file asks for it.Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements (ANPI)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: ANPI, company creation information form (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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- Add a copy of the resident card for each foreign manager or director to the registration file.Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements (ANPI)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: ANPI, company creation information form (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Open an account in the name of the company in formation and deposit the share capital.Credit institutionOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: ANPI, company creation information form (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Transfer after-tax profit and dividends abroad freely once taxes are paid, under the Investment Code.Banque Centrale des Comores (BCC)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Investment Code 2020, Law 20-035/AU (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 28, 2020
4. Organizations that help investors
Start with ANPI and Customs. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Investment and business setup
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
ANPI
Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements
Registers companies through its one-stop shop and guides investors on approvals and incentives.
Visit ANPI (opens in a new tab)Source: ANPI, services page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Ministry publishing legal texts
Justice Ministry
Ministère de la Justice
Publishes the Investment Code and other official legal texts online.
Visit Justice Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Justice ministry, legislation and official texts (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs
Direction Générale des Douanes
Handles export declarations, certificates of origin and loading orders through SYDONIA World.
Visit Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: UCCIA and OCPR, cash-crop export procedures guide (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Finance ministry
Finance Ministry
Ministère des Finances, du Budget et du Secteur Bancaire
Oversees the tax and customs directorates and publishes budget and public debt data.
Visit Finance Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance ministry, directorates page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Collects the taxes and duties that fund the state, and is moving its services online.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance ministry, tax directorate page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Chambers and industry associations
- Get advice
National chamber union
UCCIA
Union des Chambres de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'Artisanat des Comores
Represents private companies and runs CAPEX, the export support center.
Visit UCCIA (opens in a new tab)Source: UCCIA, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Worth knowing
Currency and settlement
The Comorian franc is fixed to the euro under a 1979 accord, and export proceeds above KMF 5 million must be domiciled with a bank.
What to do: Confirm the settlement currency and domiciliation steps with your bank before you sign a contract.
Sources: Central bank, monetary cooperation accord with France (in French) (opens in a new tab); UCCIA and OCPR, cash-crop export procedures guide (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Reserved sectors
The Crafts Code bars foreigners without a local partner from listed traditional crafts, and Regime A incentives are open only to Comorian investors.
What to do: Ask ANPI to confirm in writing that your activity is open to foreign investors before you register.
Sources: Crafts Code, signed text, FAOLEX scan (in French) (opens in a new tab); Investment Code 2020, Law 20-035/AU (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Public debt and arrears
The finance ministry puts central government debt at 27.6 percent of GDP at end-2025 and domestic arrears at KMF 3,031 million at end-June 2026.
What to do: Confirm payment terms and timing before you contract with public bodies.
Source: Finance ministry, public debt bulletin, June 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Climate and water
INSEED links a temporary early-2025 rise in prices to cyclone Chido.
What to do: Check storm-season insurance cover and delivery buffers before you set up operations.
Source: INSEED, national accounts note, 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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