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Niger

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Niamey Low income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i NER · NE
NationsTree Index 2025 i18.5191st of 196 Tree height 2025 i3.9 msee ranking Military strength i27percentile
Population i27.9 m54th of 217 Area i1,267,000 km²21st of 216 GDP i$21.65 bn130th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$60.78 bn intl.127th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$2,177 intl.191st of 199 Life expectancy i61.4 years207th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i9
Strength · trunk i40
Quality of life · crown i7
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i26
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i14
CSV

In short

Niger is 191st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 18.5 out of 100; its tree is 3.9 m tall.

It has 27.9 million people and an economy of $60.78 bn at purchasing power parity, 127th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Unemployment (3rd of 187), Inflation (3rd of 180) and CO₂ emissions per person (14th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Adult literacy (98th of 98), Completed lower secondary, 25+ (153rd of 153) and Physicians (174th of 174).

Over five years it fell from 178th to 191st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 1,267,000 21st/216
Land area ikm² 1,266,700 20th/216
Population ipeople 27.9 m 54th/217
Population growth i% 3.22% 9th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 21.3 183rd/216
Urban population i% 18.4% 213th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 46.2% 3rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.6% 205th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $21.65 bn 130th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $60.78 bn 127th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $51.94 bn 127th/199
GDP per person iUSD $775 203rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $2,177 191st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $750 192nd/201
GDP growth i% 7.0% 19th/210
Inflation i% -4.5% 3rd/180
Unemployment i% 0.4% 3rd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 45.5% 76th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.9% 102nd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 47.6% 1st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 18.7% 132nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 7.0% 133rd/192
Services i% of GDP 31.1% 197th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $3.41 bn 144th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $3.93 bn 145th/182
Exports i% of GDP 15.8% 158th/183
Imports i% of GDP 18.1% 170th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 33.9% 172nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 88.0% 6th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 7.3% 141st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 4.1% 143rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 167th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 8.6% 77th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.7% 124th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.2% 135th/196

Natural resources

67
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 6.4% 63rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.62% 52nd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.03% 70th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.04% 37th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.83% 48th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 4.89% 14th/209
Arable land i% of land area 14.0% 78th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 138 168th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 85,000 170th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $130.0 m 136th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 9.4% 60th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 10,0001998

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 61.4 207th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 110.7 195th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.04 174th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.3 143rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 86% 125th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 8.4% 153rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 19.9% 172nd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 23.3% 44th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.1% 198th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.0% 154th/193
Adult literacy i% 35.6% 98th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 4.2%2019
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.419 188th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 32.9 40th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 60.5% 104th/108

Infrastructure & digital

5
Access to electricity i% of population 21.3% 210th/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 9.1% 141st/144
Internet users i% of population 15.6% 182nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 61 193rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.1 193rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.00 148th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 5,775 154th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.12 14th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 79.6% 18th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 65.2 196th/200
Forest area i% of land area 0.8% 199th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 173 146th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 34.6 173rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 33.2 151st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 40.1 173rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 34.6 193rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 42.3 160th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 36.8 161st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.42012

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $488.9 m 106th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.1% 54th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 15.2% 16th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 10,000 131st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.11% 161st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m 135th/163

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 90 143rd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Niger — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/niger. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Niger — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/niger. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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