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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Niger: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Niger is placed 166th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 1,861 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 16.43 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
166th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 1,861GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 16.43Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -0.835Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 14.83Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Niger on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
1,861
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Niger: 1,861. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Africa
- 10,396 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Benin 4,116 · Burkina Faso 2,625 · Algeria 15,883 · Libya 14,118 · Mali 2,993 · Nigeria 8,145 · Chad 2,481
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Niger’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
16.43
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Niger: 16.43. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Africa
- 47.24 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Benin 40.87 · Burkina Faso 17.3 · Mali 9.402 · Nigeria 20.82 · Chad 9.312
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-0.835
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 109th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Niger: -0.835. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Africa
- -0.507 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Benin -0.98 · Burkina Faso -0.708 · Algeria -0.978 · Libya -1.679 · Mali -0.961 · Nigeria -2.281 · Chad -3.53
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
14.83
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Niger: 14.83. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Africa
- 81.24 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Benin 51.84 · Burkina Faso 51.43 · Algeria 35.29 · Libya 33.12 · Mali 54.75 · Nigeria 63.26 · Chad 20.9
02Over time
Which way Niger is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger rose from 1,198 in 2000 to 1,861 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2025 1,861 17,265 2024 1,796 18,108 2023 1,713 17,686 2022 1,725 16,933 2021 1,588 16,260 2020 1,622 15,631 2019 1,605 16,761 2018 1,565 16,349 2017 1,515 16,129 2016 1,488 15,512 2015 1,480 14,857 2014 1,472 14,475 2013 1,432 14,681 2012 1,412 14,631 2011 1,326 13,916 2010 1,344 14,101 2009 1,285 13,655 2008 1,308 14,030 2007 1,260 13,755 2006 1,268 12,983 2005 1,241 12,023 2004 1,199 11,608 2003 1,239 11,183 2002 1,256 11,144 2001 1,240 10,907 2000 1,198 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger fell from -0.491 in 2000 to -0.835 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2024 -0.835 0.1310 2023 -1.020 0.0710 2022 -0.399 0.0580 2021 -0.940 0.0010 2020 -0.764 0.0470 2019 -0.705 0.0300 2018 -0.569 -0.0150 2017 -0.699 0.0080 2016 -0.675 -0.0660 2015 -1.308 -0.0600 2014 -0.906 -0.0190 2013 -1.455 0.0140 2012 -1.215 0.0060 2011 -1.015 -0.0140 2010 -0.527 -0.0020 2009 -0.987 0.0990 2008 -0.460 0.0700 2007 -0.151 -0.0080 2006 -0.052 0.0740 2005 -0.212 0.0510 2004 -0.773 0.0505 2003 -0.589 0.0450 2002 -0.458 0.0100 2001 -0.403 0.0470 2000 -0.491 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger rose from 1.522 in 2011 to 14.83 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2024 15 73 2021 — 74 2017 16 59 2014 7 52 2011 2 37
03In context
Niger beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Niger and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Benin | 124th | 4,116 | 40.87 | -0.98 | 51.84 |
 Nigeria | 136th | 8,145 | 20.82 | -2.281 | 63.26 |
 Algeria | 137th | 15,883 | — | -0.978 | 35.29 |
 Burkina Faso | 150th | 2,625 | 17.3 | -0.708 | 51.43 |
 Libya | =151st | 14,118 | — | -1.679 | 33.12 |
 Mali | 158th | 2,993 | 9.402 | -0.961 | 54.75 |
| Niger | 166th | 1,861 | 16.43 | -0.835 | 14.83 |
 Chad | 175th | 2,481 | 9.312 | -3.53 | 20.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Niger in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Niger is ahead of the world, and behind
50 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Niger does better than the middle country measured.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23137.93106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Niger: 137.93 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 14th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3967.0083.396▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 7.008 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 17th of 186 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08132.61106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Niger: 132.61 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 18th of 195 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.4611.451▲ Improved since 2014
Niger: 0.461 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9427.5143.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 27.51 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 88th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4245.2125.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 45.21 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 40th of 170 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06115.39107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Niger: 115.39 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 67th of 194 · derived.
Behind the world median20
Statistics on which Niger does worse than the middle country measured.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9318.9712.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 18.97 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 35th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.535.6627.5No real change since 2010
Niger: 35.66 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.766-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: -0.766 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 164th of 209 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3940.4652.39No earlier reading
Niger: 40.46 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 147th of 169 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.3520.627▲ Improved since 2013
Niger: 0.352 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8164.7841.81No earlier reading
Niger: 64.78 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.12.6916.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Niger: 2.69 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.1750.485No real change since 2013
Niger: 0.175 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 156th of 170 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9526.94701.95No earlier reading
Niger: 26.94 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 135th of 145 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2731,85714,273▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 1,857 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 96th of 102 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1917.4440.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Niger: 17.44 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 184th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.40.75810.4No earlier reading
Niger: 0.758 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.010.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 0.01 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 115th of 119 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,4866,81246,486No real change since 2010
Niger: 6,812 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 146th of 150 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1870.12.187▲ Improved since 2014
Niger: 0.1 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8901,00812,890No real change since 2012
Niger: 1,008 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 162nd of 166 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8001,27712,800No real change since 2017
Niger: 1,277 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 169th of 173 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.672046.67No real change since 2012
Niger: 20 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 192nd of 195 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5211.9428.52▼ Worsened since 2022
Niger: 11.94 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 139th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.827.763.8No earlier reading
Niger: 27.7 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 99th of 99 by World Energy Council.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57247.596.572Moved since 2015
Niger: 47.59 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 1st of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.668.363.66Moved since 2012
Niger: 8.36 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1785.7967.17Moved since 2014
Niger: 85.79 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23114.08103.23Moved since 2015
Niger: 114.08 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7086.4091.708No real change since 2011
Niger: 6.409 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 61st of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0468.1862.04Moved since 2015
Niger: 68.18 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 48th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.3760.306No real change since 2015
Niger: 0.376 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9321.9822.93Moved since 2015
Niger: 21.98 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 77th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2406852,240No real change since 2022
Niger: 685 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.3331.968Moved since 2015
Niger: 1.333 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0617.4722.06Moved since 2014
Niger: 17.47 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 102nd of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2112.2316.21Moved since 2015
Niger: 12.23 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 95th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.888-0.225No real change since 2014
Niger: -0.888 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6518.7224.65Moved since 2015
Niger: 18.72 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 118th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3415.7636.34Moved since 2015
Niger: 15.76 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 121st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95195.78657.95No real change since 2014
Niger: 195.78 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3120.523Moved since 2013
Niger: 0.312 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7218.1441.72Moved since 2015
Niger: 18.14 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 126th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6833.9179.68Moved since 2015
Niger: 33.91 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 128th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6021.4419.602Moved since 2015
Niger: 1.441 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.306-1.63.306Moved since 2015
Niger: -1.6 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.0071.235Moved since 2014
Niger: 0.007 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.857.16521.85Moved since 2014
Niger: 7.165 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
No current reading for Niger
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“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Niger’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Niger’s 14th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability83rd of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 95th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology132nd of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 131st of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties140th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 125th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 155th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 155th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security153rd of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital175th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge182nd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing184th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture173rd of 1844/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation166th of 1764/4 keys
- Energy159th of 1653/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Niger can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Togo114th4/4 keysThis page
Niger166th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Niger and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
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08Questions
Niger on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Niger rank on economy & innovation?
Niger is placed 166th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Niger?
1,861 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Niger?
16.43 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Niger compare with Nigeria on economy & innovation?
Nigeria is placed 136th of 176, and Niger 166th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Nigeria 8,145, Niger 1,861; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Nigeria 20.82, Niger 16.43; Economic Complexity Index: Nigeria -2.281, Niger -0.835; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Nigeria 63.26, Niger 14.83.
How have Niger’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 1,198 in 2000 to 1,861 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -0.491 in 2000 to -0.835 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 1.522 in 2011 to 14.83 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Niger?
No current reading is published for Niger on Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Creative Services Exports, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), ICT Services Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Logistics Performance Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending and Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 50 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Niger’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Niger (banner) — File: Jacques Taberlet derivative work: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Niger: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/niger/economy