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 |
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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
not yet covered
Yield curve
not yet covered
Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
15 of 21 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
5.5M · 2025
↑ 890,100 since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$1,314 · 2025
↑ $614.91 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
1% · 2025
↑ 0.5 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
57.7 years · 2024
↑ 17.4 years since 2014
Child mortality
89.7 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 97.1 since 2014
Internet users
13.8% · 2024
↑ 11.1 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
18% · 2023
↑ 0.5 pts since 2014
Electricity access
18.2% · 2024
↑ 6.2 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
71.6% · 2021
National poverty line
68.8% · 2021
Adult literacy
42.4% · 2019
Debt service / exports
13.4% · 2024
↑ 4.5 pts since 2019
Exports of goods and services
not available
GDP growth
4.5% · 2025
↑ 4.4 pts since 2014
GDP
$3.1B · 2025
↑ $1.2B since 2014
Unemployment
6.3% · 2025
↑ 0.6 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$40.4M · 2024
↑ $36.9M since 2014
Remittances
not available
External debt
$1B · 2024
↑ $333.1M since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
27.6% · 2025
↓ 6.4 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
41.4% · 2025
↓ 1.4 pts since 2014
Investment rate
14.8% · 2025
↓ 6.4 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
106.90 · 2024
↓ 17.40 since 2014
FX reserves
$489.3M · 2024
↑ $229.7M since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
not available
Deposit rate
2.5% · 2016
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
Gini index
43.00 · 2021
Health expenditure
10.7% · 2023
↑ 6.1 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.1 per 1,000 · 2023
↑ 0 since 2015
Tertiary enrollment
not available
Tourist arrivals
87,000 · 2019
↓ 8,700 since 2014
Account ownership
13.7% · 2017
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
not available
Median age
14.3 years · 2023
↓ 0.3 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
14.3% · 2026
↑ 0.7 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
64% · 2026
↑ 6.4 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA1.2T · 2026
↑ CFA660.7B since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-3.4% · 2026
↑ 8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-5% · 2026
↓ 2 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.29 · 2025
↑ 0.01 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$204.5M · 2024
Imports
$779.5M · 2024
Balance derived
−$575M · 2024
Top exports · 2024
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