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  • Current account deficit generally controlled, despite a deterioration in 2022 and 2023,
  • Overall balance generally in surplus

 

Sources: BCEAO, MEPD/DGE

 

Evolution of balance of payments statistics (as a % of GDP)

 

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

CURRENT BALANCE

-0.4

-0.9

-2.0

-3.5

-2.2

-3.1

-3.9

-7.7

-8.1

-6.8

-4.7

Trade Balance

2.5

2.2

1.9

0.2

1.5

0.9

0.1

-3.9

-3.7

-2.3

-0.1

Goods

6.9

6.3

6.4

4.2

5.2

4.7

4.2

1.5

2.1

3.7

5.2

Export

25.6

22.5

22.6

20.4

20.9

19.8

21.0

23.2

21.6

23.0

23.4

Import

18.7

16.1

16.2

16.2

15.7

15.1

16.9

21.7

19.6

19.4

18.2

Services

-4.4

-4.1

-4.5

-4.0

-3.7

-3.8

-4.1

-5.4

-5.8

-6.0

-5.3

Primary Income

-2.2

-2.2

-2.9

-2.8

-2.8

-2.9

-3.1

-3.3

-4.0

-4.1

-4.2

Secondary Income

-0.8

-0.9

-1.0

-1.0

-1.0

-1.1

-0.9

-0.5

-0.4

-0.3

-0.4

CAPITAL BALANCE

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

FINANCIAL ACCOUNT BALANCE

-0.9

-0.3

-1.6

-4.5

-3.3

-4.5

-6.4

-6.9

-5.3

-5.8

-6.6

Direct Investment

-1.0

-1.1

-0.6

-0.8

-1.2

-1.1

-1.5

-2.0

-2.1

-4.1

-4.2

Portfolio Investment

-2.1

-1.2

-2.6

-2.7

0.0

-1.5

-1.9

-0.4

0.0

-4.6

-0.9

Other Investments

2.2

2.0

1.5

-1.0

-2.0

-1.9

-3.0

-4.4

-3.1

2.9

-1.4

GLOBAL BALANCE

0.9

-0.2

0.0

0.9

1.3

1.7

2.7

-0.7