Region 2: Western Africa

Fifteen AU member states from Cabo Verde to Nigeria, including the eight countries that share the CFA franc (XOF) and the BRVM regional exchange.

ECOWAS UEMOA CEN-SAD

AU member states15Western Africa

Combined GDP$834Bsum of latest available years

FDI inflows$19.0Bsum of latest available years

Stock exchanges4Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde, BRVM, Ghana Stock Exchange

Countries

Latest available figure for each country, with its source and period. Click a country for its full profile.

Country	GDP	Growth	Inflation	Policy rate	Public debt / GDP	Macro Pulse
Benin	$27.8BIMF · 2026	7.0%IMF · 2026	2.0%IMF · 2026	3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026	57.2%IMF · 2026	64
Burkina Faso	$32.5BIMF · 2026	4.9%IMF · 2026	1.5%IMF · 2026	3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026	48.8%IMF · 2026	65
Cabo Verde	$3.4BIMF · 2026	4.8%IMF · 2026	2.2%IMF · 2026	—	95.9%IMF · 2026	65
Côte d'Ivoire	$112BIMF · 2026	6.2%IMF · 2026	1.4%BCEAO · Apr 2026	3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026	55.1%IMF · 2026	69
Ghana	$118BIMF · 2026	4.8%IMF · 2026	5.0%World Bank · Aug 2026	14.00%Bank of Ghana · Oct 13, 2026	53.0%IMF · 2026	68
Guinea	$29.9BIMF · 2026	8.7%IMF · 2026	4.1%IMF · 2026	—	44.7%IMF · 2026	63
Guinea-Bissau	$3.0BIMF · 2026	4.9%IMF · 2026	2.5%IMF · 2026	3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026	73.6%IMF · 2026	47
Liberia	$5.6BIMF · 2026	5.1%IMF · 2026	5.7%IMF · 2026	—	53.8%IMF · 2026	50
Mali	$33.8BIMF · 2026	5.5%IMF · 2026	2.2%IMF · 2026	3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026	40.8%IMF · 2026	63
Niger	$24.8BIMF · 2026	6.7%IMF · 2026	0.4%IMF · 2026	3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026	45.5%IMF · 2026	59
Nigeria	$377BIMF · 2026	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	50
Senegal	$40.5BIMF · 2026	2.2%IMF · 2026	2.5%IMF · 2026	3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026	132.3%IMF · 2026	37
Sierra Leone	$8.3BIMF · 2026	4.5%IMF · 2026	7.5%IMF · 2026	—	44.3%IMF · 2026	56
The Gambia	$2.8BIMF · 2026	5.1%IMF · 2026	5.8%IMF · 2026	—	68.3%IMF · 2026	51
Togo	$13.4BIMF · 2026	5.0%IMF · 2026	2.8%IMF · 2026	3.00%BCEAO · Mar 16, 2026	64.7%IMF · 2026	53

Index	Level	Day
BRVM-CI IndexBRVM (Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières) · Oct 14, 2026	543.91	▼ -0.28%
GSE-CI IndexGhana Stock Exchange (GSE) · Oct 14, 2026	14,367.70	▼ -0.15%
NGX All-Share Index (ASI)Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) · Oct 14, 2026	247,673.65	▲ +0.06%

This region's members of The Sixth 100.

#	Company	Avg. daily traded
62	Access Holdings PlcNigerian Exchange Group · ACCESSCORP	$2.1M
77	Zenith Bank PlcNigerian Exchange Group · ZENITHBANK	$1.7M
80	Sonatel SenegalBRVM · SNTS	$1.6M
95	Guaranty Trust Holding Company PlcNigerian Exchange Group · GTCO	$1.2M
96	Aradel Holdings PlcNigerian Exchange Group · ARADEL	$986K

Guinea-Bissau · Decade of Return: citizenship for Afro-descendants EnactedGlobal Voices
Ghana · Citizenship conferred on 524 diaspora Africans (November 2024) EnactedGhana News Agency
Benin · Nationality for Afro-descendants (Law No. 2024-31, amended by Law 2025-11) In forceGovernment of Benin, Afro-descendants
Sierra Leone · Citizenship for African Americans with Sierra Leonean DNA ancestry EnactedThe EastAfrican
African Union · African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement In forcetralac, AfCFTA key features
African Union · AU Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of Establishment Signed, not in forceISS Africa, A new dawn for African migrants
Ghana · Right of Abode (Immigration Act, 2000, Act 573, ss. 17–19) In forceLegalClarity, Ghana Right of Abode

Germany returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria In progress2022 · CBS News (AP)
France returns 26 Abomey royal treasures to Benin Completed2021 · Vatican News