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Niger

Niger reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Niger ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
28thGDP$19.7bn6
37thMobile61 per 1006
47thInternet use15.6%4
Last updated 1 Sep 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
ChadMaliBeninNigeriaCameroonBurkina FasoAlgeriaLibyaNiameyZinder
Seven land borders, no coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalNiameyLanguagesFrenchCurrencyWest African CFA franc · XOFArea1,267,000 km²

At a glance

27.9 million people, half of them under 16, in an economy of $24.8bn in 2026, growing 6.7% a year.

Niger’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
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Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population27.9mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age15.7years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$822current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use15.6%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 2020. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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FX rates
Markets
Trade
Government
Policies
Prices
Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=ne
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
02.5520142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 2.2 times exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2025
Italy$0.86bnNetherlands$0.63bnChina$0.16bn
Italy takes more of Niger’s goods than Netherlands and China combined.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2025
India$0.47bnChina$0.41bnNigeria$0.36bn
India supplies 38% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$400$600$80020142024$730
Reported every year, including the 2019 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%5%10%201420249.1%
9.1% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 9.1% in 2024.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
00.40.820142024$0.65bn
3 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2025 · top categories
Mineral fuels$1.97bnPearls & gold$0.07bnLive animals$0.03bn
Mineral fuels alone is 95% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%30%60%2014202447.7%
Up 26 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
40060080020142024606.3
Lost 11% of its dollar value in 2022, then recovered in 2023.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202421.3%
Up 5.6 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
10012515020142024110.7
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202461.4 yrs
Rising steadily across the decade.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
040802014202461
Still below one subscription per person.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
12%16%20%2014202418.0%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerTen heads of state since 1960, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/ne
19602026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

No current head of state is in the record for Niger; the last recorded term, Mohamed Bazoum’s, ended 26 Jul 2023. The record holds one minister for today, with Ali Lamine Zeine as Prime Minister of Niger; no deputy is recorded.

ElectedAppointed
No head of stateno current head of state is in the record
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
Ali Lamine ZeineAli Lamine ZeinePrime Minister of Nigerin office since Aug 2023
2 seats confirmed current · 3 recorded for 2025
1Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Foreign Affairs
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Niger.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Niger
The whole table

Eight measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity21.3%202415.7%+5.6 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic sanitation7.2%20245.0%+2.2 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel6.0%20242.0%+4.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality110.72024126.8−16.1 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth61.4 yrs202458.7 yrs+2.7 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population18.4%202516.2%+2.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use15.6%20241.2%+14.3 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions61 / 100202443 / 100+18ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Niger

161 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Niger. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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Health
Child Welfare
Education
Food Security
Agriculture
Governance
Humanitarian
Technology
Infrastructure
Energy
Climate

How Niger ranks across Africa

Niger's position on 160 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Niger with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Niger: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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