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

Fiscal balance · % of GDP

Government revenue minus expenditure as a share of GDP. A negative balance is a deficit that must be financed through borrowing. WAEMU's convergence criterion aims to keep the deficit at or below 3% of GDP. About this indicator →

  • −6% or less
  • −6% to −2%
  • −2% to +2%
  • +2% to +6%
  • +6% or more
  • no data
All Africa · latest available year
RankCountryValueYear
1Lesotho+4.9%2025
2South Sudan+3.3%2025
3Eritrea+2.7%2019
4Cape Verde+1.1%2025
5Congo - Brazzaville+0.7%2025
6Zimbabwe+0.1%2025
7Mauritania-0.3%2025
8Somalia-0.3%2025
9Chad-0.3%2025
10Equatorial Guinea-0.6%2025
11Seychelles-1.0%2025
12Ethiopia-1.2%2025
13Comoros-1.3%2025
14Ghana-1.3%2025
15Djibouti-1.4%2025
16Burkina Faso-1.5%2025
17Mali-1.5%2025
18Nigeria-1.8%2025
19Cameroon-2.1%2025
20Liberia-2.1%2025
21Madagascar-2.1%2025
22Congo - Kinshasa-2.4%2025
23Tanzania-2.6%2025
24Benin-2.7%2025
25Niger-2.9%2025
26Côte d’Ivoire-3.0%2025
27Sudan-3.1%2025
28Burundi-3.2%2025
29Togo-3.2%2025
30São Tomé & Príncipe-3.4%2025
31Morocco-3.5%2025
32Central African Republic-3.8%2025
33Mauritius-3.8%2025
34Zambia-3.8%2025
35Angola-4.1%2025
36Sierra Leone-4.2%2025
37Rwanda-4.4%2025
38Gambia-4.7%2025
39Mozambique-5.1%2025
40Tunisia-5.3%2025
41South Africa-5.6%2025
42Namibia-5.9%2025
43Botswana-6.1%2025
44Guinea-6.4%2025
45Senegal-6.4%2025
46Kenya-6.5%2025
47Egypt-6.6%2025
48Uganda-6.6%2025
49Guinea-Bissau-6.7%2025
50Eswatini-7.8%2025
51Malawi-10.2%2025
52Algeria-10.5%2025
53Gabon-12.1%2025
54Libya-30.5%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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