Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Niger: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is -4.5% (2025), 178th of 180 in the world and 44th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is -1.6% (2025), 196th of 209 in the world and 43rd of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 5.3% (2016), 109th of 136 in the world and 34th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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9 indicators
Prices & public finance: Niger in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | -4.5%2025 | 178/180 | 44/44 | 2.9% | 0.8% | 2.9% | −3.9 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | -1.6%2025 | 196/209 | 43/46 | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% | −3.8 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 6.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 5.3%2016 | 109/136 | 34/36 | · | 5.1% | · | +0.6 ppsince 2006 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 2.6%2016 | 94/136 | 29/36 | · | 1.6% | · | −0.6 ppsince 2006 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 581.932025 | 39/210 | 22/47 | 710.21 | 494.79 | 575.59 | −1.6%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 27.5%2024 | 93/119 | 35/43 | 73.7% | 18.5% | 34.6% | +9.9 ppsince 2014 | — | 42.2% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 9.6%2025 | 154/169 | 30/42 | 3.9% | 9.0% | 11.8% | −1.7 ppsince 2015 | 31.7% | 12.6% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 17.3%2025 | 142/146 | 38/42 | 6.6% | 14.2% | 19.3% | −2.1 ppsince 2015 | 42.6% | 22.6% | 135.7% | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.14%2025 | 54/156 | 10/45 | 1.16% | 0.88% | 1.73% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | 1.13% | 1.57% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−3.9 pp-4.5% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- External debt+9.9 pp27.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Niger and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Niger. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Niger | Nigeria | Algeria | Mali | Burkina Faso | Chad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -4.5%2025 | 23.0%2025 | 1.4%2025 | 3.3%2025 | -0.6%2025 | -3.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | -1.6%2025 | 13.9%2025 | 0.8%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 8.8%2025 | -2.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 5.3%2016 | 18.5%2025 | 8.0%2025 | 5.3%2016 | 6.2%2021 | — |
| Real interest rate | 2.6%2016 | 4.0%2025 | 7.2%2025 | 3.6%2016 | 6.1%2021 | — |
| Exchange rate | 581.932025 | 1,518.382025 | 131.612025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 |
| External debt | 27.5%2024 | 60.0%2024 | 2.7%2024 | 24.9%2024 | 48.8%2024 | 16.4%2024 |
| Private credit | 9.6%2025 | 13.2%2023 | 19.6%2025 | 20.4%2025 | 22.7%2025 | 8.3%2021 |
| Broad money | 17.3%2025 | 28.7%2025 | 75.1%2025 | 30.8%2025 | 43.3%2025 | 16.0%2021 |
| Military spending | 2.14%2025 | 0.91%2025 | 8.83%2025 | 3.87%2025 | 3.30%2025 | 3.19%2025 |