List of currencies
editPop. | Estimated population, in thousands. Based on CIA World Factbook data (July 2014 estimates) and rounded to the nearest thousand. | ||
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GDP | Nominal gross domestic product, in millions of US$. Based on World Bank data (2013 estimates).[1] | ||
ISO | ISO 4217 curency code | ||
Inflation | Consumer price-based inflation rate. Based on CIA World Factbook data (2014 estimates).[2] |
Currency unions
editThere are two African currency unions associated with multinational central banks:
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (French: Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale or CEMAC) has six member countries with a combined population of just under 47 million. It is associated with the Central Bank of West African States (French: Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale or BEAC) based in Yaoundé.
- West African Economic and Monetary Union (French: Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine or UEMOA) has eight member countries with a combined population of about 108 million. It is associated with the Central Bank of West African States (French: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest or BCEAO) based in Dakar.
Members of both currency unions use separate versions of the CFA Franc as their legal tender. Although separate in theory, the two CFA franc currencies are effectively interchangeable. They are both pegged to the euro and guaranteed by the French treasury.
Country | Pop. (July 2014) |
GDP (2013) |
Currency | ISO | Inflation (2014) |
Central bank |
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Cameroon | 23,131 | 29,568 | Central African CFA franc | XAF | 2.2% | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
Central African Republic | 5,278 | 1,538 | 9.0% | |||
Chad | 11,412 | 13,514 | 1.4% | |||
Republic of the Congo | 4,662 | 14,086 | 0.9% | |||
Equatorial Guinea | 722 | 15,581 | 6.1% | |||
Gabon | 1,673 | 19,344 | 7.0% | |||
CEMAC Total | 46,878 | 93,631 | — |
Country | Pop. (July 2014) |
GDP (2013) |
Currency | ISO | Inflation (2014) |
Central bank |
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Benin | 10,160 | 8,307 | West African CFA franc | XOF | –0.9% | Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) |
Burkina Faso | 18,365 | 12,885 | –0.6% | |||
Ivory Coast | 22,849 | 31,062 | 0.3% | |||
Guinea-Bissau | 1,693 | 961 | –0.5% | |||
Mali | 16,456 | 10,943 | 1.0% | |||
Niger | 17,466 | 7,407 | –0.2% | |||
Senegal | 13,636 | 14,792 | –1.1% | |||
Togo | 7,351 | 4,339 | 1.1% | |||
UEMOA Total | 107,976 | 90,696 | — |
Sovereign states
edit- ^ "GDP (current US$)". World Development Indicators. World Bank. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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