ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Niger

Sub-Saharan Africa. Low income. Capital: Niamey. Population 27,917,831 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
1,211 1,530 1,848 1995 2025 1,861
GDP growth (%)
−0.9 5.5 12.0 1995 2025 7.0
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−4.1 3.4 11.0 1995 2025 −4.5
Life expectancy at birth (years)
45.8 53.5 61.1 1995 2024 61.4

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 1,861 2025 +238 +380 191 of 199
GDP growth% 7.0% 2025 +2.6 pp +2.6 pp 19 of 209
GDP per person growth% 3.6% 2025 +2.6 pp +3.0 pp 59 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 750 2025 +180 +190 192 of 201
Trade% of GDP 33.9% 2025 −2.4 pp −10.8 pp 172 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.2% 2025 −1.5 pp −4.3 pp 135 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual −4.5% 2025 −7.4 pp −3.9 pp 178 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 0.4% 2025 −0.2 pp −0.2 pp 184 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 27,917,831 2025 +4,200,218 +7,978,333 54 of 217
Population growth% annual 3.2% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.5 pp 9 of 217
Urban population% of total 18.4% 2025 +1.4 pp +2.1 pp 213 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 61.4 2024 +1.4 +2.7 207 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 65.6 2024 −3.7 −3.5 3 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.0% 2023 −1.3 pp −0.4 pp 154 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 35.6% 2022 +2.6 pp +5.1 pp 86 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.1% 2023 +0.6 pp +0.4 pp 89 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 15.6% 2024 +4.3 pp +14.3 pp 181 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 21.3% 2024 +2.8 pp +5.6 pp 210 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 32.9 2021 * −4.4 +1.4 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 60.5% 2021 * +1.5 pp −8.3 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 79.6% 2021 −0.6 pp +2.4 pp 18 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 1,610 +2.4 1,964 3,781 106 +2.3% 4% 3%
GDP growth 5.6% +0.5 5.0% 4.6% 3.1 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.1% +0.5 2.4% 2.5% 3.0 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 589 +3.1 830 1,355 52 +3.0% 2% 2%
Trade 36.5% −0.5 50.2% 59.9% 5.5 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.1% −1.9 2.8% 2.0% 1.6 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.8% −2.4 5.9% 3.5% 3.1 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 0.5% −1.1 4.4% 5.4% 0.1 – – –
Population 23,392,053 +1.9 24,074,580 14,957,094 2,372,455 +3.4% 953% 759%
Population growth 3.4% −1.1 2.6% 2.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 17.0% +2.3 34.5% 44.9% 0.6 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 59.7 +2.4 63.8 64.3 0.7 – – –
Infant mortality 68.8 −4.1 43.0 37.2 0.8 – – –
Health spending 5.2% −1.7 4.9% 4.4% 0.7 – – –
Government spending on education 3.7% +0.5 2.8% 3.3% 0.7 – – –
Internet users 9.1% +1.4 20.5% 36.8% 4.6 – – –
Access to electricity 18.0% +2.5 43.7% 57.8% 1.3 – – –
Renewable energy 79.2% +0.1 76.9% 70.6% 2.9 – – –

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