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Niger GDP and Economic Data
Niger real GDP 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.
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Real GDP growth
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* |
| 7.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 39.7%
- industry: 15.9%
- services: 38.3%
(2016 estimate)
Inflation
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2.7% | -1.3% |
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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 39.9% | 44.6% | 54.4% | 53.8% | 55.8% |
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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 9% | -6.1% | -5.7% | -4.1% | -4.2% |
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Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-18.1% (2018 estimate)
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Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
16.6% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.01% (2018)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.004% (2018)
Export commodities
Uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
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Import commodities
Foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals
Exports - major partners
France 30.2%, Thailand 18.3%, Malaysia 9.9%, Nigeria 8.3%, Mali 5%, Switzerland 4.9% (2017)
Imports - major partners
France 28.8%, China 14.4%, Malaysia 5.7%, Nigeria 5.4%, Thailand 5.3%, US 5.1%, India 4.9% (2017)
FDI inflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 301 million | USD 338 million | USD 460 million |
FDI outflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 40 million | USD 29 million | USD 44 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
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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
Overall ranking: 132 out of 190 countries
Starting a Business: 56 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 180 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 159 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 115 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 48 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 120 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 169 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 126 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 114 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 114 out of 190 countries
World Bank - Doing Business 2019
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Religions
Muslim 99.3%, Christian .3%, animist .2%, none .1% (2012 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010* | 2015* | 2020* |
| 8.2 million | 11.3 million | 16.5 million | 20 million | 24.2 million |
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
| 15.4% | 22% | 34.8% | 50.3% |
Literacy
Total population: 19.1%
Male: 27.3%
Female: 11%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
76.9% (2014 estimate)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
34.3 (2014)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Partly Free
Political Rights: 4
Civil Liberties: 4 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed: 0.5% Mobile: 40.6% (2017) (fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)