Having become a tradition within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), the economic report published for the 3rd ^quarter of 2021 draws up a relatively brilliant assessment in the Union. In terms of exports and many other points such as industry, efforts are still needed to achieve a better level of growth in 2022.

Although indicating an increase in economic activity in the Union of 6.1% in 2021 against 1.8% in 2020, edition 53 of the note on the regional economic situation in WAEMU traces shortcomings to be corrected for better growth in 2022. According to the study published by the Union for the third quarter of ²⁰²¹ , the negative effects of the health crisis on the economies of the Member States of the Union have clearly diminished. In 2022, a growth rate of 6.5% is expected under the assumption of continued recovery after the health crisis. According to the regional economic outlook, exports from the Union are down by 49.2 billion (bn) FCFA (-1.2%) in the third quarter of 2021, compared to the second quarter of the year.