Niger economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances
How large the Niger economy is and how fast it is growing, who invests in it, what it sells and buys, how much its citizens abroad send home, who it owes and what it holds in reserve. The latest published year is shown with each figure.
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Niger economy snapshot: GDP, growth and income per person
Niger's GDP was US$21.6 billion in 2025, after real growth of 7.0%.
GDP
Current US dollars.
Real GDP growth
Annual change, per cent. Red bars are contractions.
GDP per person
Current US dollars.
Source: World Bank, 2025. Method
Who invests in Niger and in what
Direct investment by investing country
China was the largest investing country in Niger, at 69% of inward direct investment positions in 2024.
Inward direct investment positions in Niger at the end of 2024: the stock of foreign direct investment, not a year's new flow. The 10 largest investing countries.
Source: IMF, 2024. Method
What Niger sells and buys
Mineral fuels and oils was 93% of exports in 2025.
Niger sold the most to Italy, 40% of exports in 2025.
Exports by product, 2025
Tile area follows value. Each tile is a customs chapter of the Harmonized System; hover for the full name.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Top buyers, 2025
Share of Niger's exports.
Top suppliers, 2025
Share of Niger's imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
What Niger buys, 2025
The 8 largest product chapters in imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Trade balance of goods
Exports minus imports. Red bars are years when imports were larger. A year is left out when either side is not published.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Remittances against foreign direct investment in Niger
Remittances to Niger were 1.8 times foreign direct investment in 2024.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Remittances and investment as a share of GDP
The same two flows measured against the size of the economy.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Who Niger owes
External debt stock by type of creditor. Creditor types cover public and publicly guaranteed debt; the grey part is the rest of the total external debt stock. A creditor type with no published figure is not shown.
Multilateral creditors held 71% of Niger's external debt stock in 2024.
Public external debt owed to China was US$164 million in 2024, 3% of the external debt stock.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Reserves and months of import cover
Total reserves including gold, and how many months of imports they cover.
No reserves figures for Niger are not published by the World Bank, so none are shown.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Aid received by Niger
Net official development assistance and official aid received.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Where Niger ranks in Africa
Its place among the 54 African countries on each of our Africa rankings. Each tile opens the full ranking with its source.
- GDP per person47th of 53$730, 2025Richest countries in Africa
- Size of the economy28th of 53$21.3 billion, 2025Largest economies in Africa
- Population18th of 5329.1 million, 2025African countries by population
- Area6th of 541,267,000 sq kmLargest countries in Africa
- Life expectancy44th of 5461.4 years, 2024Life expectancy in Africa
- US travel advisory45th of 54Level 4, do not travelSafest countries in Africa
- President's time in office36th longest of 51Abdourahamane Tiani, 3 yearsLongest serving presidents
- President's age19th youngest of 5165 years oldYoungest presidents in Africa
More on Niger
- Niger government directory
- Inflation and unemployment in Niger
- Niger debt: debt to GDP and largest creditors
- Who invests in Africa: the largest foreign investors in every country
- Natural resources in Niger: oil, gas and minerals
- West Africa: Niger and its neighbours compared
- African economies compared: GDP, investment, trade and remittances
World Bank data pages for Niger: GDP, GDP growth, GDP per person, remittances, foreign direct investment, reserves, months of imports, external debt, debt by creditor, aid. UN Comtrade: trade data. IMF: direct investment positions.
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PollsAfrica (2026). Niger economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances. Retrieved 10 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/economy/niger