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Niger vs Kenya

Niger and Kenya side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$24.81B vs $147.27BNiger vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$822 vs $2,714Niger vs Kenya
Population27.92M vs 57.53MNiger vs Kenya

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Indicator Niger KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$24.81B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$822$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy0.4%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%8.8%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.7%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy0.4%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy45.5%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-515.61M$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy6.7%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$750$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,150$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.78B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy47.6%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy18.7%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%7.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy31.1%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy22%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$650.39M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3.3%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy27.5%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy11.8%14.1%1980/2023 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy79.7%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy72.8%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy32.938.52021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy60.5%45.5%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy14.8%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy15.7%27.8%2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.2%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.9%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-1.6%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$130M$1.76B2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy85K2.05M2020/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.1%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$526.45M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy3%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy9.2%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy13.4%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy0.4%16.7%2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy19.836.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy6.4%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.8%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.7%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$49$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%16.6%2016/2024 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy2.6%13%2016/2024 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy17.5%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$592$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy73%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.3%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy17.7%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy68.2%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy8.7%7.1%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.54.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy1.46.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy79.7%65.5%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy96.1%90.1%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.41B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.93B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8180.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.480.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—16.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88%1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.3%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade4.1%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade8.6%3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade18.1%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4190.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5910.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2650.4562023
PopulationDemographics27.92M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics3.2%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61.4 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.7 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics5.943.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics81.6%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics46.2%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics18.4%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics22.7/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics40.226.62026
Death RateDemographics8.447.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.37-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics62.4 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth65.634.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.2%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.040.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth39572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth24.928.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.2%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth51.5%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth9.1%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth350.3378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth114.839.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.821.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth862072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth82%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth87%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth7.2%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.1%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.281.332020/2019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth15.3%62.5%2023/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth43.7%70.2%2021/2016 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.422.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth141.654.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$26$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth23.9%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.4%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth83.5%92.8%2021/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare48.3%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare10.9%4.5%2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare65.9%76%2021/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare76.3%12.5%2012/2022 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.2%3.4%2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.1%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4.2%10.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation35.6%82.2%2022/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation53.9%93.2%2022/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation35.8%90.8%2022/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation12.4%86.6%2022/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation59.6%94.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation20.3%95.6%2024/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation11.5%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation3.5%65%2022/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation98.8%100%2024/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation19.9%84.3%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security12.9%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.25M2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture36.8%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture132.6112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.12M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.91M t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture3.84M t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture44.3K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture164.77K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture6.8K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,215 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,382 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,069 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.4M head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance4.44.92012/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance34322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2270.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1770.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5910.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.62-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.77-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.95-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.76-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.76-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.97-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian385.99K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian459.59K02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian50K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology15.6%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology60.6126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology40%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.132024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology13.9%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology44%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology51%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.4%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure21.3%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.78K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure70.4%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy82.9 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy82.9 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.6%67.7%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy5.1%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy68 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy45.8%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy10.9 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy10.8%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.2%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy96.8%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy2.2 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy674 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy519 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.12 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate7.8%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.8%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate21%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate73.8%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.2 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Niger or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $24.81B for Niger versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Niger and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Niger and Kenya on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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