Côte d'Ivoire BCEAO main policy rate (taux minimum de soumission)
Côte d'Ivoire BCEAO main policy rate (taux minimum de soumission) is 3 percent, in force since 16 Mar 2026, cited to BCEAO, Communiqué de presse n°03/2026 de la réunion ordinaire du Comité de Politique. It was 3.25 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 29 Oct 2026.
Official source: BCEAO, Communiqué de presse n°03/2026 de la réunion ordinaire du Comité de Politique Monétaire tenue le 9 · Last checked 2026-10-29 · source fingerprint
BCEAO principal policy rate — the taux d'intérêt minimum de soumission aux appels d'offres. Set by the BCEAO Monetary Policy Committee (CPM) for the whole 8-state WAEMU/UEMOA union; identical in Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal.
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| Current value | 3 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-03-16 |
| Official source | BCEAO, Communiqué de presse n°03/2026 de la réunion ordinaire du Comité de Politique Monétaire tenue le 9 septembre 2026: principal taux directeur maintenu à 3,00% (guichet de prêt marginal 5,00%), niveaux en vigueur depuis le 16 mars 2026 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-29 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
SHARED BCEAO/UEMOA rate — this is NOT an Ivorian national rate; the same figure applies to all 8 union members (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinée-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sénégal, Togo). The CPM of 4 March 2026 cut the principal rate 25bps from 3.25% to 3.00% (and the marginal lending facility from 5.25% to 5.00%), effective 16 March 2026; the 3.0000% level is corroborated by the weekly liquidity-injection notice of 8 June 2026. Reserve requirement coefficient held at 3.0%. The CPM meets quarterly (roughly March/June/September/December) — re-verify after each meeting. The CPM meeting of 10 June 2026 maintained the principal rate at 3.00% and the marginal lending facility at 5.00%. Latest-decision check 2026-10-09: the CPM of 9 September 2026 held the principal policy rate at 3,00% (in force since 16 March 2026); citation moved from https://www.bceao.int/fr/communique-presse/reunion-ordinaire-du-comite-de-politique-monetaire-de-la-bceao-tenue-le-10-juin to that latest decision. Value and effective_from unchanged.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | 3.25 | BCEAO — Communiqué de presse, réunion ordinaire du CPM… |
| 2023-12-16 | 3.5 | BCEAO — Communiqué de presse, réunion ordinaire du CPM du 6… |
| 2023-09-16 | 3.25 | BCEAO — Communiqué de presse, réunion ordinaire du CPM du 6… |
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