Live Forex chart : List of Countries using Central African CFA Franc (XAF) and West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Country Currency (Symbol)


Central African CFA Franc (XAF) : Currency sign (symbol): FCFA. International Organization for Standardization, ISO 4217 currency code: XAF. ISO 3166-1 country code: CM. Central bank: Bank of the Central African States (Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale : BEAC). Central African CFA Franc is the currency used in six independent states; Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The CFA franc was introduced to the French colonies in Equatorial Africa in 1945. The acronym CFA stands for Coopération financière en Afrique centrale (Financial Cooperation in Central Africa).

West African CFA Franc (XOF) : Currency sign (symbol): CFA. International Organization for Standardization, ISO 4217 currency code: XOF. ISO 3166-1 country code: BF. Central bank: Central Bank of West African States (Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest : BCEAO). West African CFA Franc is the currency used in eight independent states; Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. The CFA franc was introduced to the French colonies in West Africa in 1945. The acronym CFA stands for Communaute Financiere d'Afrique (Financial Community of Africa).