成立于１９７５年的西非国家经济共同体囊括了西非地区的１６个国家。虽然它成立时间较早，但是囿于经济结构相似、贸易互补性差，市场一体化进展相当缓慢。然而，近年来在世界经济全球化、区域集团化浪潮的推动下，西非地区经济一体化步伐明显加快。例如，在宏观经济协调领域 The Economic Community of West African States, which was established in 1975, encompasses 16 countries in West Africa. Although it was established earlier, its economic structure is similar, its trade complementarity is poor and its market integration has been rather slow. However, under the impetus of the world economic globalization and the regional grouping in recent years, the pace of economic integration in West Africa has accelerated noticeably. For example, in the area of ​​macroeconomic coordination