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Niger vs South Africa

Niger and South Africa 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 $479.96BNiger vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$822 vs $7,503Niger vs South Africa
Population27.92M vs 64.75MNiger vs South Africa

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Indicator Niger South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$24.81B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$822$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy0.4%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%7%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.7%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy0.4%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy45.5%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-515.61M$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy6.7%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$750$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,150$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.78B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy47.6%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy18.7%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%12.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy31.1%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy22%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$650.39M$1B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3.3%0.2%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy27.5%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$76.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy11.8%25.9%1980/2024 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy79.7%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy72.8%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy32.954.12021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy60.5%17.4%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy14.8%81.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy15.7%34.6%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.2%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.9%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-1.6%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$130M$2.72B2019/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy85K3.89M2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.1%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$526.45M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy3%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy9.2%27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy13.4%33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy0.4%60.1%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy19.851.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy6.4%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.8%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.7%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$49$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%10.7%2016/2025 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy2.6%7.7%2016/2025 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy17.5%12.9%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$592$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy73%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.3%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy17.7%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy68.2%65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy8.7%3.7%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.582024
ATMs per 100,000Economy1.4462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy79.7%30.2%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy96.1%59.6%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.41B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.93B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8180.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.480.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—39.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88%8.2%2024/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.3%38.3%2024/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade4.1%12.8%2024/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade8.6%5.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade18.1%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4190.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5910.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2650.4762023
PopulationDemographics27.92M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics3.2%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61.4 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.7 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics5.942.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics81.6%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics46.2%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics18.4%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics22.7/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics40.217.82026
Death RateDemographics8.449.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.372.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics62.4 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth65.624.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.2%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.040.792023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth39742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth24.924.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.2%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth51.5%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth9.1%73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth350.3117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth114.834.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.811.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth863892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth82%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth87%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth7.2%3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.1%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.282.252020/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth15.3%54.6%2023/2016 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth43.7%96.7%2021/2016 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.426.392023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth141.651.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$26$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth23.9%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.4%23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth83.5%93.7%2021/2016 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare48.3%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare10.9%3.6%2022/2017 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare65.9%88.6%2021/2017
Child MarriageChild Welfare76.3%3.6%2012/2016
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.2%11.8%2022/2017 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.1%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4.2%23.5%2019/2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation35.6%91.2%2022/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation53.9%97.2%2022/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation35.8%97.6%2022/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation12.4%92.5%2022/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation59.6%93.9%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation20.3%90.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation11.5%86.9%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation3.5%62.2%2022/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation98.8%77.9%2024/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation19.9%104.1%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security12.9%10%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.25M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture36.8%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture132.6113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.12M t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.91M t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture3.84M t6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture44.3K t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture164.77K t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture6.8K t1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,215 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,382 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,069 kg/ha3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.4M head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance4.443.72012/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance34412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2270.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1770.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5910.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.62-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.77-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.950.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.76-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.76-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.970.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian385.99K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian459.59K02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian50K82.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology15.6%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology60.6179.32024
4G CoverageTechnology40%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.15.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology13.9%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology44%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology51%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.4%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.6%2022
Electricity AccessInfrastructure21.3%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.78K15.45M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure70.4%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy82.9 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy82.9 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.6%9.7%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy5.1%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy68 kWh3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy45.8%10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy10.9 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy10.8%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.2%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy96.8%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy2.2 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy674 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy519 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.12 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate7.8%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.8%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate21%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate73.8%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.2 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Niger or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $24.81B for Niger versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Niger and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Niger and South Africa 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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