Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
| Series | Per US$1 | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official reference | 575.25 | 25 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC | XAF CFA peg (via Frankfurter EUR) |
| Marketparallel | 612.94 | 27 Sep 2026, 00:30 UTC | Bybit P2P |
| Premium | +6.55% | week -0.89% | market vs official |
Download CSV — FX history · Download CSV — official rate, annual
Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
| Instrument | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAC Taux d'intérêt des appels d'offres (TIAO) | 4.50% | 29 Jun 2026 | BEAC |
As of 12 Sep 2026, 01:10 UTC
Inflation
| Series | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | 3.40% | Jul 2026 | Source |
As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC
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Yield curve
91-day
6.60%
3 Aug 2026
182-day
6.70%
3 Aug 2026
364-day
6.88%
3 Aug 2026
Steep — 364-day above 91-day.
as of 3 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
18 of 27 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
29.9M · 2025
↑ 7.8M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$5,788 · 2025
↑ $2,366 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
0.6% · 2025
↓ 2 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
64 years · 2024
↑ 4.8 years since 2014
Child mortality
64.8 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 27.6 since 2014
Internet users
46.3% · 2024
↑ 30 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
14.6% · 2025
↑ 0.1 pts since 2014
Electricity access
72% · 2024
↑ 15.2 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
26.7% · 2021
↓ 2.3 pts since 2014
National poverty line
37.7% · 2021
Adult literacy
72.6% · 2018
Debt service / exports
20.1% · 2023
↑ 14.1 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$8.6B · 2024
↓ $8.7M since 2014
GDP growth
3.2% · 2025
↓ 2.5 pts since 2014
GDP
$58.9B · 2025
↑ $22.5B since 2014
Unemployment
3.6% · 2025
↑ 0.1 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$888.2M · 2024
↑ $162.4M since 2014
Remittances
$690.2M · 2024
↑ $406.8M since 2014
External debt
$15.8B · 2024
↑ $10B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
16.8% · 2025
↑ 0 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
50.4% · 2025
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
Investment rate
19.3% · 2025
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
123.70 · 2024
↑ 14.10 since 2014
FX reserves
$5.1B · 2024
↑ $1.9B since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
not available
Deposit rate
2.5% · 2018
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
Gini index
42.20 · 2021
↓ 4.40 since 2014
Health expenditure
4.6% · 2023
↑ 0.2 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.1 per 1,000 · 2022
↑ 0 since 2018
Tertiary enrollment
16.7% · 2024
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
Tourist arrivals
1M · 2019
↑ 199,000 since 2014
Account ownership
60.9% · 2024
↑ 48.7 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$295.07 · 2024
↓ $94.88 since 2014
Median age
17.8 years · 2023
↑ 0.7 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
15% · 2026
↓ 1.2 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
39.3% · 2026
↑ 18.6 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA14.2T · 2026
↑ CFA10.5T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-5.1% · 2026
↓ 1.2 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-1.7% · 2026
↑ 1.7 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.26 · 2025
↓ 0.07 since 2014
Crude production
59.2 kb/d · 2025
↓ 15.8 kb/d since 2014
EIA · thousand barrels/day
Trade profile
Exports
$8.6B · 2024
↓ $8.7M since 2014
Imports
$10.2B · 2024
↑ $497.1M since 2014
Balance derived
−$1.6B · 2024
↓ $505.9M since 2014
Top exports · 2023
Products
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Top imports · 2023
Products
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