Economic Trivia

Niger has some of the largest deposits of uranium in the world, which provide for its largest exports.

Trade Source: United Nations Comtrade
Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports.

Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): France, China, and Nigeria
Top 3 Exported Goods (2021): Oil & Mineral Fuels, Ores, and Precious Stones & Metals

Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook

Uranium Mining; Cement; Brick; Soap

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]

GDP, PPP (current international) $32,918,624,236 (2021)
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) 1.387% (2021)
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) $1,304 (2021)
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GDP Country Rank 136/197 (2021)

GDP Composition %

Note: GDP composition percentage may exceed 100. Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures and is also reported separately because it plays a critical role in many economies.

Economic Indicators [1]

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 3.838% (2021)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) $4,984,349,702 (2021)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) 47.2% (2019)
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) 4.75% (2017)
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 7.639% (2021)
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) ($1,815,733,516) (2020)
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Labor and Employment [1]

Labor Force, Total 9,410,650 (2021)
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) 74.846% (2020)
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) 7.177% (2020)
Employment in Services (% of total employment) 17.977% (2020)
Unemployment Rate 0.751% (2021)
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Trade [1]

Imports of goods and services (current US$) $4,060,936,442 (2021)
Exports of goods and services (current US$) $1,533,845,341 (2021)
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 26.497% (2021)
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) $754,551,662 (2021)
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) $202,892,286 (2020)
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Economic Snapshot [1]

Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.

How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Niger’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.

Due to unavailable data the following indicators have been omitted:
  • Exports
  • FDI, net inflows
  • GDP Growth Rate
  • GDP Per Capita
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment

Sources

  1. The World Bank