Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
| Series | Per US$1 | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official | 579.75 | 25 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC | BCEAO |
| Marketparallel | 583.99 | 27 Sep 2026, 00:25 UTC | Bybit P2P |
| Premium | +0.73% | week -2.62% | market vs official |
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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
| Instrument | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCEAO Taux directeur (principal) | 3.00% | 16 Mar 2026 | BCEAO |
As of 12 Sep 2026, 01:10 UTC
Inflation
| Series | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | 0.00% | Jul 2026 | Source |
As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC
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Yield curve
91-day
3.06%
13 Aug 2026
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Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
22 of 28 indicators improving improving
Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.
Population
14.8M · 2025
↑ 3.8M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,817 · 2025
↑ $2,146 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
5.5% · 2025
↑ 2.2 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
61 years · 2024
↑ 2 years since 2014
Child mortality
74.7 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 23.7 since 2014
Internet users
34% · 2024
↑ 28 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
10.2% · 2025
↓ 0.2 pts since 2014
Electricity access
59% · 2024
↑ 24.9 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
27.2% · 2021
↓ 38.6 pts since 2015
National poverty line
36.2% · 2021
↓ 2.3 pts since 2018
Adult literacy
51.4% · 2022
↑ 12.5 pts since 2017
Debt service / exports
26.8% · 2024
↑ 23.7 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$4.5B · 2023
↑ $1.5B since 2014
GDP growth
8.1% · 2025
↑ 1.7 pts since 2014
GDP
$24.6B · 2025
↑ $11.3B since 2014
Unemployment
1.6% · 2025
↓ 0.4 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$543M · 2024
↑ $137.3M since 2014
Remittances
$338.5M · 2023
↑ $33.9M since 2014
External debt
$14.2B · 2024
↑ $10.5B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
22.9% · 2025
↓ 2.7 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
50.1% · 2025
↑ 0.5 pts since 2014
Investment rate
35.4% · 2025
↑ 13.8 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
103.00 · 2024
↓ 9.30 since 2014
FX reserves
not available
Lending rate
6.2% · 2021
↑ 0.9 pts since 2014
Deposit rate
5.3% · 2021
↓ 2 pts since 2014
Gini index
34.40 · 2021
↓ 13.20 since 2015
Health expenditure
3.3% · 2023
↑ 0.6 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.2 per 1,000 · 2023
↑ 0.2 since 2016
Tertiary enrollment
10.2% · 2022
↓ 4.5 pts since 2014
Tourist arrivals
337,000 · 2019
↑ 72,000 since 2014
Account ownership
51.8% · 2024
↑ 35.2 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$319.7 · 2023
↑ $43.55 since 2014
Median age
17.8 years · 2023
↑ 0.8 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
15.9% · 2026
↑ 3.3 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
57.2% · 2026
↑ 34.9 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA8.8T · 2026
↑ CFA7.4T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-5% · 2026
↑ 1.7 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-2.9% · 2026
↓ 1.2 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.49 · 2025
↓ 0.11 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$4.5B · 2023
↑ $1.5B since 2014
Imports
$6.2B · 2023
↑ $2B since 2014
Balance derived
−$1.7B · 2023
↓ $559.4M since 2014
Top exports · 2024
Products
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