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Compare economies across WAEMU, CEMAC and Africa using the latest IMF and World Bank data.

Current account balance · % of GDP

The balance of a country's transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, income and transfers, as a share of GDP. A deficit means it spends more abroad than it earns and needs capital inflows to finance the gap. About this indicator →

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  • −6% to −2%
  • −2% to +2%
  • +2% to +6%
  • +6% or more
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All Africa · latest available year
RankCountryValueYear
1Djibouti+14.5%2025
2Eritrea+13.0%2019
3Ghana+8.1%2025
4Burkina Faso+5.8%2025
5Nigeria+4.8%2025
6Zimbabwe+3.6%2025
7Cape Verde+3.4%2025
8Botswana+3.1%2025
9Eswatini+2.4%2025
10Libya+1.1%2025
11Angola+0.3%2025
12Mali+0.1%2025
13Comoros-0.5%2025
14South Africa-0.5%2025
15Côte d’Ivoire-0.6%2025
16Chad-0.6%2025
17Ethiopia-0.8%2025
18Lesotho-1.2%2025
19Senegal-1.2%2025
20Equatorial Guinea-2.4%2025
21Morocco-2.4%2025
22Central African Republic-2.6%2025
23Tanzania-2.6%2025
24Kenya-2.8%2025
25Togo-2.8%2025
26Tunisia-3.3%2025
27Congo - Kinshasa-3.7%2025
28Niger-3.7%2025
29Cameroon-3.8%2025
30Gambia-4.1%2025
31Egypt-4.2%2025
32São Tomé & Príncipe-4.3%2025
33Congo - Brazzaville-5.1%2025
34Uganda-5.1%2025
35Sierra Leone-5.2%2025
36Zambia-5.5%2025
37Benin-5.7%2025
38Mauritania-5.8%2025
39Gabon-6.0%2025
40Madagascar-6.0%2025
41Guinea-Bissau-6.2%2025
42Burundi-6.4%2025
43South Sudan-6.4%2025
44Liberia-7.0%2025
45Mauritius-7.0%2025
46Seychelles-7.7%2025
47Sudan-8.6%2025
48Algeria-8.9%2025
49Rwanda-9.8%2025
50Namibia-13.1%2025
51Mozambique-13.5%2025
52Malawi-13.8%2025
53Guinea-14.7%2025
54Somalia-24.3%2025

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook. Latest observed or estimated value from the source, excluding projections.

Policy rates

BCEAO · UEMOA

Minimum bid rate
3.00 %
Marginal lending facility
5.00 %

Source: BCEAO · recorded 27 October 2026

BEAC · CEMAC

Main refinancing rate
4.50 %
Marginal lending facility
5.75 %
Deposit facility
0.00 %

Source: BEAC · recorded 27 October 2026

CFA franc exchange rates

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  • Dollar américain (USD)

    588.30

    ▲ 0.34 %

  • Yuan chinois (CNY)

    88.23

    ▲ 0.35 %

  • Livre sterling (GBP)

    784.09

    ▲ 0.19 %

  • Franc suisse (CHF)

    709.99

    ▲ 0.04 %

  • Yen japonais (100 JPY)

    372.77

    ▲ 0.10 %

  • Rand sud-africain (ZAR)

    35.34

    ▲ 0.22 %

CFA francs (XOF and XAF) per unit of foreign currency (per 100 yen), 27 October 2026. Source: ECB, converted at the fixed euro parity of €1 = 655.957 FCFA. A rise shown in red means the CFA franc has lost value against that currency.

Commodities

CommodityPrice1 month12 months24 months
Brent crude oilUSD/barrel117+28.5 %+71.8 %
CocoaUSD/kg5.92−0.5 %−15.8 %
Robusta coffeeUSD/kg3.69−7.3 %−20.8 %
Cotton (A Index)USD/kg2.10−0.5 %+22.1 %
Palm oilUSD/tonne1,180+4.2 %+13.8 %
Rubber (RSS3)USD/kg2.75+0.7 %+30.3 %
GroundnutsUSD/tonne1,563+4.2 %+26.6 %
Logs (Cameroon)USD/m³403−0.7 %−1.9 %
GoldUSD/oz4,319−2.1 %+17.7 %
Phosphate rockUSD/tonne1700.0 %+11.5 %
Iron oreUSD/tonne97.70+1.5 %−5.4 %
Rice (Thailand 5%)USD/tonne482+2.3 %+28.9 %
Wheat (US)USD/tonne279+5.9 %+34.6 %
Sugar (world price)USD/kg0.41+7.9 %+17.1 %

Monthly averages for September 2026, in current US dollars. Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet), updated at the start of each month.

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