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
not yet covered
Yield curve
364-day
4.11%
26 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
19 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
24.1M · 2025
↑ 5.8M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$3,072 · 2025
↑ $1,410 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
3% · 2025
↑ 1.7 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
61.3 years · 2024
↑ 3 years since 2014
Child mortality
74.9 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 29.4 since 2014
Internet users
28.3% · 2024
↑ 22.3 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
6.6% · 2025
↓ 4.4 pts since 2014
Electricity access
34% · 2024
↑ 14.8 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
42.1% · 2021
↓ 16.6 pts since 2014
National poverty line
43.2% · 2021
↑ 1.8 pts since 2018
Adult literacy
41.6% · 2023
↑ 7 pts since 2014
Debt service / exports
13.6% · 2024
↓ 23.6 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$6.7B · 2024
↑ $3.5B since 2014
GDP growth
5.3% · 2025
↑ 1 pts since 2014
GDP
$27.6B · 2025
↑ $13.7B since 2014
Unemployment
3.5% · 2025
↓ 0.8 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$-202.2M · 2024
↓ $559.5M since 2014
Remittances
$595.2M · 2024
↑ $198.9M since 2014
External debt
$10.8B · 2024
↑ $542.6M since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
19.9% · 2025
↓ 3.8 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
41.5% · 2025
↓ 1 pts since 2014
Investment rate
16.7% · 2025
↓ 1.9 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
131.60 · 2024
↑ 34.00 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
37.40 · 2021
↑ 2.10 since 2014
Health expenditure
7.8% · 2023
↑ 2.8 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.1 per 1,000 · 2022
↑ 0.1 since 2014
Tertiary enrollment
10% · 2024
↑ 5.1 pts since 2014
Tourist arrivals
67,000 · 2020
↓ 124,000 since 2014
Account ownership
51.4% · 2024
↑ 37.1 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$286.47 · 2024
↑ $110.26 since 2014
Median age
17.3 years · 2023
↑ 1.3 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
21.2% · 2026
↑ 2 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
48.8% · 2026
↑ 22.8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA8.8T · 2026
↑ CFA7.0T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
8.6% · 2026
↑ 15.8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-3.5% · 2026
↓ 1.8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.13 · 2025
↓ 0.43 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$6.7B · 2024
↑ $3.5B since 2014
Imports
$7.3B · 2024
↑ $3B since 2014
Balance derived
−$547.4M · 2024
↑ $570.2M since 2014
Top exports · 2024
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