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 |
Download CSV — FX history · Download CSV — official rate, annual
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 | 1.20% | Aug 2026 | Source |
As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC
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Yield curve
364-day
7.87%
11 Sep 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
21 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
18.9M · 2025
↑ 4.8M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$5,463 · 2025
↑ $2,609 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
4.3% · 2025
↑ 1.3 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
68.9 years · 2024
↑ 2.9 years since 2014
Child mortality
36.5 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 17.2 since 2014
Internet users
60.1% · 2024
↑ 42.4 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
13.2% · 2025
↓ 3.8 pts since 2014
Electricity access
82.9% · 2024
↑ 21.9 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
17.9% · 2021
↓ 1.2 pts since 2018
National poverty line
37.5% · 2021
↓ 0.3 pts since 2018
Adult literacy
50.4% · 2023
↑ 6.8 pts since 2015
Debt service / exports
41.8% · 2024
↑ 34 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$7B · 2023
↑ $2.7B since 2014
GDP growth
6.7% · 2025
↑ 0.5 pts since 2014
GDP
$37B · 2025
↑ $17.2B since 2014
Unemployment
2.7% · 2025
↓ 3.1 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$2B · 2024
↑ $1.6B since 2014
Remittances
$3.3B · 2023
↑ $1.3B since 2014
External debt
$47.1B · 2024
↑ $36.4B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
17.1% · 2025
↑ 3.7 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
46.3% · 2025
↓ 7.3 pts since 2014
Investment rate
28.7% · 2025
↑ 5.2 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
112.40 · 2024
↑ 15.90 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
36.20 · 2021
↓ 2.10 since 2018
Health expenditure
4.3% · 2023
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.1 per 1,000 · 2023
↓ 0.1 since 2015
Tertiary enrollment
15.3% · 2024
↑ 4.5 pts since 2014
Tourist arrivals
1.4M · 2017
↑ 400,000 since 2014
Account ownership
76.5% · 2024
↑ 61 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$387.27 · 2023
↑ $83.06 since 2014
Median age
19.1 years · 2023
↑ 1.7 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
22.4% · 2026
↑ 3.2 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
132.3% · 2026
↑ 89.9 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA29.8T · 2026
↑ CFA25.6T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-6.2% · 2026
↑ 0.8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-6.7% · 2026
↓ 2.8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.63 · 2025
↓ 0.09 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$7B · 2023
↑ $2.7B since 2014
Imports
$14.9B · 2023
↑ $7.7B since 2014
Balance derived
−$7.9B · 2023
↓ $5B since 2014
Top exports · 2024
Products
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Top imports · 2024
Products
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