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
12 of 25 indicators improving mixed
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
6.5M · 2025
↑ 1.5M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$7,248 · 2025
↑ $1,515 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
0.7% · 2025
↓ 3.4 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
66 years · 2024
↑ 2.7 years since 2014
Child mortality
39.1 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 15.4 since 2014
Internet users
47.3% · 2024
↑ 40.1 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
12.9% · 2020
↑ 6.8 pts since 2014
Electricity access
53% · 2024
↑ 9.6 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
not available
National poverty line
not available
Adult literacy
not available
Debt service / exports
13.6% · 2024
↑ 8.5 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$7.8B · 2021
↓ $1.8B since 2014
GDP growth
3.1% · 2025
↓ 3.6 pts since 2014
GDP
$16.3B · 2025
↓ $1.6B since 2014
Unemployment
19.9% · 2025
↑ 0.2 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$603.6M · 2024
↓ $2.3B since 2014
Remittances
$44M · 2021
↑ $2.4M since 2014
External debt
$6.7B · 2024
↑ $1B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
10.1% · 2025
↑ 5.6 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
54.3% · 2025
↑ 22.4 pts since 2014
Investment rate
29.1% · 2025
↓ 25.7 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
108.20 · 2024
↓ 29.20 since 2014
FX reserves
$758.6M · 2024
↓ $4.2B since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
not available
Deposit rate
2.5% · 2016
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
Gini index
not available
Health expenditure
3.3% · 2023
↑ 1.3 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.2 per 1,000 · 2022
↑ 0.1 since 2016
Tertiary enrollment
10.4% · 2023
↓ 1.8 pts since 2017
Tourist arrivals
158,000 · 2018
↓ 71,000 since 2014
Account ownership
55.6% · 2024
↑ 38.5 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$1,316 · 2021
↓ $597.91 since 2014
Median age
18.3 years · 2023
↓ 0 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
25.2% · 2026
↓ 12.7 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
91.3% · 2026
↑ 49 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA8.6T · 2026
↑ CFA4.9T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-6% · 2026
↓ 7.1 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
0.4% · 2026
↑ 11.1 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.24 · 2025
↓ 0.01 since 2014
Crude production
241.2 kb/d · 2025
↑ 8 kb/d since 2014
EIA · thousand barrels/day
Trade profile
Exports
$7.8B · 2021
↓ $1.8B since 2014
Imports
$4.5B · 2021
↓ $4.7B since 2014
Balance derived
$3.3B · 2021
↑ $2.9B since 2014
Top exports · 2023
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