In billion euro 0.3767 0.4689 0.4435 0.4011 FOB-FOB trade balance (in CFAF billion) -293.4 -254.5 -294.2 -325.1 In billion euro -0.4473 -0.3880 -0.4485 -0.4956 Balance of services (in CFAF billion) -154.1 -167.0 -168.9 -148.9 In billion euro -0.2349 -0.2546 -0.2575 -0.2270 Current balance (in CFAF billion) -334.5 -289.3 -273.0 -272.4 In billion euro -0.5099 -0.4410 -0.4162 -0.4153 Ex-grant current balance (in CFAF billion) -430.5 -380.6 -414.6 -422.1 In billion euro -0.6563 -0.5802 -0.6321 -0.6435 Overall balance (in CFAF billion) -103.7 49.6 188.3 15.0 In billion euro -0.1581 0.0756 0.2871 0.0229 Coverage rate: exports/imports in percentages 45.7 54.7 49.7 44.7 Current balance in percentage of GDP -11.7 -9.5 -8.3 -7.7 Outstanding external debt (in CFAF billion) 1170.1 603.7 632.7 653.6 In billion euro 1.7838 0.9203 0.9646 0.9964 36.2 690.9 20.3 22.1 0.0552 1.0533 0.0309 0.0337 Outstanding external debt as percentage of GDP 40.9 19.9 19.3 18.5 External debt service as percentage of total exports (1) 12.7 198.9 6.5 8.1 External debt service as percentage of total ex-grant revenue 9.9 176.1 4.6 4.4 EXTERNAL DEBT External debt service** (in CFAF billion) In billion euro (1) Source: Statistical Annex of the Multilateral Surveillance of December 2007 [West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), national accounts] (2) Exchange rate of the euro: 655.95. ** including the total amount of the profit made by IADM in 2006 xvi

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