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
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 28 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
27.9M · 2025
↑ 8.7M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$2,177 · 2025
↑ $1,016 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
3.6% · 2025
↑ 0.8 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
61.4 years · 2024
↑ 2.7 years since 2014
Child mortality
110.7 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 16.1 since 2014
Internet users
15.6% · 2024
↑ 14.3 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
7% · 2024
↓ 1.5 pts since 2014
Electricity access
21.3% · 2024
↑ 5.6 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
60.5% · 2021
↑ 0.2 pts since 2014
National poverty line
41.2% · 2021
↑ 0.4 pts since 2018
Adult literacy
35.6% · 2022
↑ 6.6 pts since 2014
Debt service / exports
19% · 2024
↑ 12.8 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$1.8B · 2024
↑ $31.1M since 2014
GDP growth
7% · 2025
↑ 0.4 pts since 2014
GDP
$21.6B · 2025
↑ $10.8B since 2014
Unemployment
0.4% · 2025
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$358.1M · 2024
↓ $464.9M since 2014
Remittances
$650.4M · 2024
↑ $431.3M since 2014
External debt
$5.3B · 2024
↑ $3.3B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
47.6% · 2025
↑ 14.2 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
31.1% · 2025
↓ 6 pts since 2014
Investment rate
20.9% · 2025
↓ 9.8 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
109.20 · 2024
↑ 6.20 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
32.90 · 2021
↓ 1.40 since 2014
Health expenditure
4% · 2023
↓ 0.4 pts since 2014
Physicians
0 per 1,000 · 2023
↑ 0 since 2014
Tertiary enrollment
4.2% · 2019
↑ 0.9 pts since 2015
Tourist arrivals
85,000 · 2020
↓ 50,000 since 2014
Account ownership
14.8% · 2024
↑ 8.1 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$65.22 · 2024
↓ $24.91 since 2014
Median age
15.2 years · 2023
↑ 1 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
11.7% · 2026
↓ 5.8 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
45.5% · 2026
↑ 23.4 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA6.3T · 2026
↑ CFA5.1T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-6.1% · 2026
↑ 5.9 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-3.7% · 2026
↑ 2.5 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.23 · 2025
↓ 0.41 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$1.8B · 2024
↑ $31.1M since 2014
Imports
$3B · 2024
↓ $199.9M since 2014
Balance derived
−$1.3B · 2024
↑ $231M since 2014
Top exports · 2024
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