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Niger GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Niger real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Niger economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Niger best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 0.08 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 8.1 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 21.7 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 5.8% | 3.2% | 9.7% | -0.7% | 8.4% | 2.2% | 11.9% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| 5.3% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 5% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 36.5%
- industry: 18.5%
- services: 45%
(2016 estimate)
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 2.3% | -0.9% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2.0% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 27.2% | 33.4% | 45.1% | 48.9% | 50.4% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| -2.6% | -8% | -9.1% | -6.9% | -5.3% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-17.5% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
17.2% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.006% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.005% (2014)
Export commodities
Uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
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Import commodities
Foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals
Exports - major partners
France 53.1%, Nigeria 20.3%, China 13.8% (2015)
Imports - major partners
France 12%, China 10.5%, Nigeria 9.5%, French Polynesia 9%, Togo 6.1%, Belgium 5.3%, Cote dIvoire 5.3%, US 4.3% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 719 million | USD 822 million | USD 525 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 101 million | USD 89 million | USD 52 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD -185.0 million | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 150 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 88 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 150 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 125 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 139 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 145 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 132 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 165 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 179 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 166 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 105 out of 190 countries
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Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 129 / Score: 54.26 (Mostly unfree) (2016)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Religions
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010* | 2016* | 2021* |
| 7.523 million | 10.493 million | 15.148 million | 18.194 million | 21.194 million |
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 6% | 13% | 16% | 19% |
Literacy
Total population: 19.1%
Male: 27.3%
Female: 11% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
32.6% (2014)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
34.0 (2014)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 4
Civil Liberties: 4 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 0.57% Mobile 46.50% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)