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West African CFA Franc
XOFWAEMU bloc · Issued by Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Price (USD)
$0.001785
Inflation (2024)
+3.45%
10y M2 change
+231%
M69 Score
64.3
EUR-pegged; 8 countries
Market Cap (USD)
$35.39B
via M2 · 2024
M2 (local currency)
19.82T XOF
current LCU
CPI YoY (2024)
+3.45%
World Bank · annual
Country
WAEMU bloc
ISO 4217 · XOF
Last Update
2026-04-25
Daily ingest · 02:00 UTC
West African CFA Franc M2 money supply
Broad money in XOF (cash + deposits + close substitutes), annual back to ~1960 via World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN. Log scale auto-engages for hyperinflation outliers.
West African CFA Franc inflation history
Annual CPI YoY since 2001 — World Bank consumer price index for WAEMU bloc. Inflation volatility is one of three inputs into the Money2069 sound-money score.
Purchasing power calculator
How much would your West African CFA Franc be worth today if you'd held it since…?
100 XOF in 2001 buys today
32.40 XOFworth of goods
Lost 68% of purchasing power since 2001.
To match 2001 purchasing power, you need today
308.64 XOF
46 years of cumulative inflation.
Calculation: cumulative product of (1 + CPI YoY) from the chosen year through 2024. Source: World Bank consumer price index (annual). Daily-refreshed.
Data sources & methodology
- FX (USD):
- Frankfurter / ECB · daily
- CPI YoY:
- World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · annual
- M2 broad money:
- World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN · annual (LCU)
- Market cap (USD):
- M2 / FX rate · daily
- 10-year M2 change:
- (M2 today / M2 10y ago) − 1
- M69 score:
- Weighted: CPI (50%), 10y M2 growth (40%), 1y FX stability (10%)
- Last fetched:
- 2026-04-25 16:09:30
- Country code (ISO 3166-1):
- CIV
Note: EUR-pegged; 8 countries
Raw data: /api/v1/currencies/current/XOF
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the West African CFA Franc?+
The West African CFA Franc (XOF) is issued by Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. As the monetary authority for WAEMU bloc, it sets policy interest rates, manages foreign reserves, and controls the money supply.
What is the inflation rate of the West African CFA Franc?+
Latest available consumer price inflation for the West African CFA Franc: 3.45% YoY (2024). Source: World Bank annual series (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Daily-refreshed historical chart on this page.
Has the West African CFA Franc been debased?+
Every fiat currency loses purchasing power over time as central banks expand the money supply. M2 has grown by approximately 231% over the past decade. Combined with cumulative inflation, this is the gap between XOF as accounting unit and XOF as a store of value.
Is the West African CFA Franc sound money?+
On the Money2069 0–100 sound-money scale, the West African CFA Franc currently scores 64.3. The score weights inflation volatility, 10-year money-supply growth, and 1-year FX stability. Higher = closer to sound. No fiat scores 100 because no fiat has zero issuance.
How does the West African CFA Franc compare to gold or the US dollar?+
Use the table on the listing page to sort all 138 tracked currencies by inflation, 10-year M2 change, or M69 score. Pegged currencies (USD-pegged dirham, riyal, etc.) inherit the dollar's debasement profile; floating currencies tell their own story.
How often is this data updated?+
We pull fresh exchange rates daily from Frankfurter (ECB-sourced) and refresh the inflation series from the World Bank. The page is statically rendered with 24-hour ISR. Source data is publicly accessible via our /api/v1/currencies endpoints.