Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$2.252 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 107 $2.519 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$14.05 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 $13.79 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$NA

Exchange rates:

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 447.81 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)