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Macro Scorecard
Latest growth, inflation, policy rate, public debt, current account and political stability for each AU member state, with the Macro Pulse: a 0–100 composite of where a country ranks among its AU peers. How it is scored.
| Country | Region | Macro Pulse | Growth | Inflation | Policy rate | Debt / GDP | Current account / GDP | Political stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | R2 | 64 | 7.0%IMF · 2026 | 2.0%IMF · 2026 | 3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026 | 57.2%IMF · 2026 | -5.0%IMF · 2026 | -0.40World Bank · 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | R2 | 65 | 4.9%IMF · 2026 | 1.5%IMF · 2026 | 3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026 | 48.8%IMF · 2026 | 8.6%IMF · 2026 | -1.80World Bank · 2025 |
| Cabo Verde | R2 | 65 | 4.8%IMF · 2026 | 2.2%IMF · 2026 | — | 95.9%IMF · 2026 | -0.4%IMF · 2026 | 0.86World Bank · 2025 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | R2 | 69 | 6.2%IMF · 2026 | 1.4%BCEAO · Apr 2026 | 3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026 | 55.1%IMF · 2026 | -1.1%IMF · 2026 | -0.72World Bank · 2025 |
| Ghana | R2 | 68 | 4.8%IMF · 2026 | 5.0%World Bank · Aug 2026 | 14.00%Bank of Ghana · Oct 13, 2026 | 53.0%IMF · 2026 | 10.1%IMF · 2026 | 0.09World Bank · 2025 |
| Guinea | R2 | 63 | 8.7%IMF · 2026 | 4.1%IMF · 2026 | — | 44.7%IMF · 2026 | -3.6%IMF · 2026 | -0.73World Bank · 2025 |
| Guinea-Bissau | R2 | 47 | 4.9%IMF · 2026 | 2.5%IMF · 2026 | 3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026 | 73.6%IMF · 2026 | -6.3%IMF · 2026 | -0.53World Bank · 2025 |
| Liberia | R2 | 50 | 5.1%IMF · 2026 | 5.7%IMF · 2026 | — | 53.8%IMF · 2026 | -12.0%IMF · 2026 | -0.14World Bank · 2025 |
| Mali | R2 | 63 | 5.5%IMF · 2026 | 2.2%IMF · 2026 | 3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026 | 40.8%IMF · 2026 | -1.5%IMF · 2026 | -2.50World Bank · 2025 |
| Niger | R2 | 59 | 6.7%IMF · 2026 | 0.4%IMF · 2026 | 3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026 | 45.5%IMF · 2026 | -6.1%IMF · 2026 | -1.77World Bank · 2025 |
| Nigeria | R2 | 50 | 4.1%IMF · 2026 | 15.4%Central Bank of Nigeria · Aug 2026 | 23.00%Central Bank of Nigeria · Sep 1, 2026 | 32.3%IMF · 2026 | 5.8%IMF · 2026 | -1.74World Bank · 2025 |
| Senegal | R2 | 37 | 2.2%IMF · 2026 | 2.5%IMF · 2026 | 3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026 | 132.3%IMF · 2026 | -6.2%IMF · 2026 | -0.17World Bank · 2025 |
| Sierra Leone | R2 | 56 | 4.5%IMF · 2026 | 7.5%IMF · 2026 | — | 44.3%IMF · 2026 | -3.3%IMF · 2026 | -0.39World Bank · 2025 |
| The Gambia | R2 | 51 | 5.1%IMF · 2026 | 5.8%IMF · 2026 | — | 68.3%IMF · 2026 | -5.1%IMF · 2026 | 0.04World Bank · 2025 |
| Togo | R2 | 53 | 5.0%IMF · 2026 | 2.8%IMF · 2026 | 3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026 | 64.7%IMF · 2026 | -3.2%IMF · 2026 | -0.85World Bank · 2025 |
Sources are shown under each figure. Current-year growth figures from the IMF are projections. Political stability is the World Bank governance estimate (about −2.5 to +2.5).