Primary basic balance as percentage of tax revenue -28.2 -36.3 -39.3 -22.1 Nominal GDP (in CFAF billion) 2862.7 3032.6 3270.0 3523.8 Nominal GDP (in billion euro) 4.364 4.623 4.985 5.372 GDP in volume (85 constant price) 2537.9 2677.7 2789.9 2926.9 7.1 5.5 4.2 4.9 Net external assets (in CFAF billion) 170.2 221.0 409.3 In billion euro 0.2595 0.3369 0.6240 • Central bank (in CFAF billion) 164.4 202.9 355.0 In billion euro 0.2506 0.3093 0.5412 5.8 18.1 54.3 0.0088 0.0276 0.0828 Domestic credit (in CFAF billion) 484.3 512.2 452.8 In billion euro 0.7383 0.7808 0.6903 9.0 -30.2 -93.8 NATIONAL ACCOUNTS GDP growth rate in volume MONETARY SITUATION n.d. n.d. • Banks (in CFAF billion) n.d. In billion euro n.d. • • Net position of the government (in CFAF billion) n.d. In billion euro 0.0137 -0.0460 -0.1430 Credits to the economy (in CFAF billion) 475.3 542.4 546.6 In billion euro 0.7246 n.d. 0.8269 0.8333 EXTERNAL TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS Free on board (FOB) imports (in CFAF billion) 540.5 562.1 585.1 588.3 In billion euro 0.8240 0.8569 0.8920 0.8969 FOB exports (in CFAF billion) 247.1 307.6 290.9 263.1 xv