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Central African CFA Franc
XAFCEMAC bloc · Issued by Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale
Price (USD)
$0.001785
Inflation (2024)
+4.53%
10y M2 change
+135%
M69 Score
72.6
EUR-pegged; 6 countries
Market Cap (USD)
$8.48B
via M2 · 2018
M2 (local currency)
4.75T XAF
current LCU
CPI YoY (2024)
+4.53%
World Bank · annual
Country
CEMAC bloc
ISO 4217 · XAF
Last Update
2026-04-25
Daily ingest · 02:00 UTC
Central African CFA Franc M2 money supply
Broad money in XAF (cash + deposits + close substitutes), annual back to ~1960 via World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN. Log scale auto-engages for hyperinflation outliers.
Central African CFA Franc inflation history
Annual CPI YoY since 2001 — World Bank consumer price index for CEMAC bloc. Inflation volatility is one of three inputs into the Money2069 sound-money score.
Purchasing power calculator
How much would your Central African CFA Franc be worth today if you'd held it since…?
100 XAF in 2001 buys today
29.89 XAFworth of goods
Lost 70% of purchasing power since 2001.
To match 2001 purchasing power, you need today
334.6 XAF
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 16:09:50
- Country code (ISO 3166-1):
- CMR
Note: EUR-pegged; 6 countries
Raw data: /api/v1/currencies/current/XAF
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the Central African CFA Franc?+
The Central African CFA Franc (XAF) is issued by Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale. As the monetary authority for CEMAC bloc, it sets policy interest rates, manages foreign reserves, and controls the money supply.
What is the inflation rate of the Central African CFA Franc?+
Latest available consumer price inflation for the Central African CFA Franc: 4.53% YoY (2024). Source: World Bank annual series (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Daily-refreshed historical chart on this page.
Has the Central 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 135% over the past decade. Combined with cumulative inflation, this is the gap between XAF as accounting unit and XAF as a store of value.
Is the Central African CFA Franc sound money?+
On the Money2069 0–100 sound-money scale, the Central African CFA Franc currently scores 72.6. 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 Central 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.