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Main Indicators and Interest rates

Table1 : Main Indicators

Indicators

2024

2025*

GDP (billions of CFA francs)

135 290

147 960

Real GDP growth rate (%)

6.1

6.6

Budget deficit, including grants / GDP (%)

-5.4

-3.3

Current account deficit, including grants / GDP (%)

-5.7

-1.3

Average annual inflation rate (%)

3.5

0.0

(*) Estimate except for the inflation rate

Table 2 : YEAR-ON-YEAR INFLATION RATE FOR THE UNION (%)

Apr 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 Aug
2025
Sept
2025
Oct
2025
Nov
2025
Dec
2025
Jan
2026
Feb
2026
Mar
2026
Apr 2026
1.0 0.2 -0.6 -1.3 -1.6 -1.4 -1.1 -0.5 -0.8 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.0
Governor of the BCEAO

Mr. Jean Claude Kassi BROU
Governor of the BCEAO

Mr. Jean Claude Kassi BROU
Governor of the BCEAO

Exchange rates of Friday 10 July 2026

Currency Purchase Sale
EUR 655,957 655,957
USD 570,000 577,000
JPY 3,515 3,575
GPB 766,500 773,500
CHF 709,000 715,000
CAD 401,500 408,500
CNY 83,750 85,500
AED 154,750 157,500