Niger: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Low Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
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 (2018): France, China, and Thailand |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Uranium Mining; Cement; Brick; Soap |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $31,172,793,904 (2020) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 3.58% (2020) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $1,288 (2020) |
GDP Country Rank 135/197 (2020)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | -2.49% (2019) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $4,590,696,471 (2020) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 47.2% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 4.75% (2017) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 7.319% (2020) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($1,572,440,250) (2019) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 8,749,634 (2020) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 74.846% (2020) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 7.177% (2020) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 17.977% (2020) |
Unemployment Rate | 0.69% (2020) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $3,557,474,962 (2020) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $1,413,657,932 (2020) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 24.568% (2020) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $717,147,639 (2019) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $236,766,824 (2019) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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