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 stale | 5.40% | Jan 2025 | Source |
As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC
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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
16 of 26 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
2.2M · 2025
↑ 508,393 since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$3,293 · 2025
↑ $1,837 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
3.6% · 2025
↑ 5.2 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
64.3 years · 2024
↑ 4.8 years since 2014
Child mortality
67.3 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 27.9 since 2014
Internet users
29.8% · 2024
↑ 26.5 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
8.6% · 2025
↓ 0.7 pts since 2014
Electricity access
43.7% · 2024
↑ 26.5 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
39.9% · 2021
↑ 2.8 pts since 2018
National poverty line
50.5% · 2021
↑ 2.8 pts since 2018
Adult literacy
63.9% · 2022
↑ 9 pts since 2019
Debt service / exports
13.3% · 2024
↑ 11.1 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$280.4M · 2024
↑ $67.5M since 2014
GDP growth
5.8% · 2025
↑ 4.9 pts since 2014
GDP
$2.5B · 2025
↑ $1.4B since 2014
Unemployment
2.7% · 2025
↓ 0.6 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$26.7M · 2024
↓ $2.2M since 2014
Remittances
$217.2M · 2024
↑ $124.8M since 2014
External debt
$1.4B · 2024
↑ $1B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
40.6% · 2025
↑ 5.8 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
39.1% · 2025
↓ 4.7 pts since 2014
Investment rate
22.3% · 2025
↑ 3.9 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
130.50 · 2024
↑ 36.10 since 2014
FX reserves
not available
Lending rate
5.3% · 2016
↓ 0 pts since 2014
Deposit rate
6.9% · 2016
↓ 0.3 pts since 2014
Gini index
33.40 · 2021
↓ 1.40 since 2018
Health expenditure
8.8% · 2023
↓ 1.1 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.3 per 1,000 · 2022
↑ 0.1 since 2015
Tertiary enrollment
not available
Tourist arrivals
52,400 · 2019
↑ 16,300 since 2014
Account ownership
not available
Exports per capita derived
$127.38 · 2024
↑ $5.11 since 2014
Median age
18.9 years · 2023
↑ 1.5 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
13.7% · 2026
↓ 6.8 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
73.6% · 2026
↑ 13.5 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA1.2T · 2026
↑ CFA884.9B since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-6.3% · 2026
↓ 6.8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-4% · 2026
↓ 1.5 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.25 · 2025
↓ 0.19 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$280.4M · 2024
↑ $67.5M since 2014
Imports
$611.9M · 2024
↑ $281.3M since 2014
Balance derived
−$331.5M · 2024
↓ $213.8M since 2014
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