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
22 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
8.6M · 2025
↑ 1.7M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,079 · 2025
↑ $2,137 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
4% · 2025
↑ 0.5 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
62.9 years · 2024
↑ 4.2 years since 2014
Child mortality
56.1 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 21.6 since 2014
Internet users
39.5% · 2024
↑ 33.8 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
11.4% · 2024
↓ 4.8 pts since 2014
Electricity access
61.1% · 2024
↑ 15.4 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
34.7% · 2021
↓ 27 pts since 2015
National poverty line
43.8% · 2021
↓ 1.7 pts since 2018
Adult literacy
72.6% · 2022
↑ 8.8 pts since 2015
Debt service / exports
13.8% · 2024
↑ 10.9 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$1.7B · 2020
↓ $95.5M since 2014
GDP growth
6.3% · 2025
↑ 0.7 pts since 2014
GDP
$11.9B · 2025
↑ $5.5B since 2014
Unemployment
2% · 2025
↓ 0.1 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$83.8M · 2024
↑ $29.7M since 2014
Remittances
$650.4M · 2020
↑ $222.5M since 2014
External debt
$4.3B · 2024
↑ $3.3B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
20.3% · 2025
↑ 1 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
61.7% · 2025
↑ 13.2 pts since 2014
Investment rate
21% · 2023
↓ 2.3 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
115.60 · 2024
↑ 23.90 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
37.90 · 2021
↓ 5.10 since 2015
Health expenditure
6.1% · 2023
↑ 1.2 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.1 per 1,000 · 2022
↑ 0 since 2015
Tertiary enrollment
14.9% · 2020
↑ 4.4 pts since 2014
Tourist arrivals
482,000 · 2020
↑ 200,000 since 2014
Account ownership
57.4% · 2024
↑ 39.2 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$221.05 · 2020
↓ $40.86 since 2014
Median age
18.1 years · 2023
↑ 0.7 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
16.7% · 2026
↑ 1.9 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
64.7% · 2026
↑ 19.8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
CFA4.8T · 2026
↑ CFA3.4T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-3.2% · 2026
↑ 3.4 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-6.7% · 2026
↑ 0.4 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.35 · 2025
↓ 0.11 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$1.7B · 2020
↓ $95.5M since 2014
Imports
$2.4B · 2020
↓ $252.8M since 2014
Balance derived
−$667.6M · 2020
↑ $157.3M since 2014
Top exports · 2025
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