The Central African CFA franc (XAF) is the official currency of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — this page covers all of them. Cameroon · Central African CFA franc (XAF). Official rate as of Sep 22, 2026 · Market data fetched Sep 23, 3:30 AM GMT. All rates = units of local currency per 1 US dollar.
Official (per $1)572.24reference · XAF CFA peg (via Frankfurter EUR)
Market (per $1)609.99parallel · Bybit P2P
Premium vs official+6.60%Market vs official (positive = market weaker)
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Central bank policy rate4.50%Taux d'intérêt des appels d'offres (TIAO) · BEAC · effective 2026-06-29 · source
Premium history
18 observed days · Aug 28 – Sep 22 · no interpolation
7-day change-4.23 pp
Min / max (observed range)5.8% / 11%
Volatility (std dev of daily premium)1.2%
Continent rank8th widest of 54
Context
The Central African CFA franc currently trades at a premium of +6.60% — the 8th widest gap of the 54 African currencies we track. That places it in the friction band (2–10%), where spreads often reflect liquidity, fees, or access costs rather than acute scarcity.
