Poverty, health inequity, high cost of food prices, high electricity tariffs among other socioeconomic challenges are common futures of West African economies. This paper examined socioeconomic indicators of the West African economy between 1995 to 2019 using the profile and trend analytic approaches. The socioeconomic indicators examined are poverty head count ratio, under-5 mortality rate, government education expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), government health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, carbon dioxide(CO2) emission, electricity consumption (Kwh per capita), food production as a proxy for food security and real GDP. The selected West African countries include Mali, Benin, Cote d’ Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria following availability of data. Findings from the analysis revealed that the 15 West African economies are diverse across these dimensions of development. It further showed that with the exception of Nigeria (although, by far the largest economy in the region), the focused countries have performed averagely in relation to the socioeconomic indicators. Moreover, tepid economic growth (Real GDP) was observed for these countries as a result of lower commodity prices and impact of pandemics (Ebola and COVID-19), while income per capita ranged from $452 to $3,678) within the region. However, much gap is still existing towards achieving the related Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and Targets. The policy implication of the findings inter alia is that sound socioeconomic policy framework at the regional level based on pro-development strategies is needed to improve the socioeconomic status of the West African countries for Agenda 2030 in line with the evidence from the paper. This agenda should not be divorced from structural transformation and enhanced regionalism and integration.