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
5.03%
10 Jun 2026
as of 10 Jun 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
17 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
25.2M · 2025
↑ 7.2M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$3,503 · 2025
↑ $1,318 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
2.6% · 2025
↓ 0.6 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
60.7 years · 2024
↑ 3.2 years since 2014
Child mortality
73 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 41.4 since 2014
Internet users
36.8% · 2024
↑ 29.8 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
7.5% · 2025
↓ 2.5 pts since 2014
Electricity access
49.5% · 2024
↑ 15.3 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
36.1% · 2021
↑ 6.7 pts since 2018
National poverty line
45.5% · 2021
↑ 3.4 pts since 2018
Adult literacy
35.6% · 2024
↑ 2.6 pts since 2015
Debt service / exports
6.2% · 2024
↑ 2.9 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$6B · 2024
↑ $2.8B since 2014
GDP growth
5.6% · 2025
↓ 0.9 pts since 2014
GDP
$30.1B · 2025
↑ $13B since 2014
Unemployment
2.8% · 2025
↑ 1.4 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$921M · 2024
↑ $776.8M since 2014
Remittances
$1.1B · 2024
↑ $147.4M since 2014
External debt
$6.4B · 2024
↑ $2.9B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
33% · 2025
↑ 3.7 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
36.6% · 2025
↓ 3.6 pts since 2014
Investment rate
21.7% · 2025
↓ 4.4 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
145.00 · 2024
↑ 45.80 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
35.70 · 2021
↓ 0.30 since 2018
Health expenditure
3.8% · 2023
↓ 0.7 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.2 per 1,000 · 2023
↑ 0.1 since 2014
Tertiary enrollment
5.1% · 2015
↓ 0.4 pts since 2014
Tourist arrivals
217,000 · 2019
↑ 49,000 since 2014
Account ownership
54.7% · 2024
↑ 34.7 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$244.87 · 2024
↑ $65.07 since 2014
Median age
15.5 years · 2023
↑ 0.6 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
20.2% · 2026
↑ 5.8 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
40.8% · 2026
↑ 18.2 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA7.7T · 2026
↑ CFA5.8T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-1.5% · 2026
↑ 2.5 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-2.4% · 2026
↑ 0 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.16 · 2025
↓ 0.38 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$6B · 2024
↑ $2.8B since 2014
Imports
$7.3B · 2024
↑ $1.8B since 2014
Balance derived
−$1.3B · 2024
↑ $937M since 2014
Top exports · 2023
Products
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