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

Personal remittances received · % of GDP

Money sent home by migrant workers and diaspora members as a share of GDP. These flows support household spending and foreign exchange reserves. About this indicator →

  • less than 0.7%
  • 0.7% to 2.0%
  • 2.0% to 3.8%
  • 3.8% to 8.7%
  • 8.7% or more
  • no data
All Africa · latest available year
RankCountryValueYear
1Gambia23.8%2025
2Liberia21.3%2024
3Comoros20.8%2023
4Lesotho20.8%2025
5Cape Verde11.7%2025
6Egypt11.4%2025
7Senegal10.6%2023
8Guinea-Bissau9.9%2024
9South Sudan9.5%2015
10Togo8.7%2020
11Zimbabwe8.5%2024
12Burundi8.1%2025
13Nigeria7.8%2025
14Morocco7.5%2025
15Tunisia6.7%2025
16Ethiopia4.8%2024
17Sierra Leone4.6%2024
18Uganda4.5%2025
19Mali4.0%2024
20Kenya3.8%2025
21São Tomé & Príncipe3.7%2025
22Congo - Kinshasa3.6%2025
23Rwanda3.4%2024
24Niger3.3%2024
25Madagascar3.1%2025
26Burkina Faso2.6%2024
27Guinea2.5%2024
28Ghana2.1%2025
29Malawi2.0%2025
30Côte d’Ivoire2.0%2024
31Mauritius1.9%2024
32Benin1.7%2023
33Tanzania1.4%2024
34Zambia1.4%2025
35Djibouti1.3%2024
36Cameroon1.3%2024
37Mozambique1.2%2025
38Mauritania0.9%2024
39Botswana0.8%2025
40Eswatini0.7%2025
41Namibia0.7%2024
42Algeria0.6%2025
43Seychelles0.5%2025
44Eritrea0.5%2000
45Congo - Brazzaville0.3%2021
46South Africa0.2%2025
47Gabon0.1%2015
48Angola0.0%2025
49Libya0.0%2006
50Sudan0.0%2025

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. 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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