Niger

GDP growth in Niger

GDP growth in Niger: 4.9% a year in 1980 and 6.9% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
6.9% a year
Since 1980
+2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
16 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
6% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in NigerGDP growth in Niger: 4.9% a year in 1980 and 6.9% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 6% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 6% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 11.9% a year in 2022, the lowest -16.8% a year in 1984.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNiger
20256.9
20248.3
20232.5
202211.9
20211.4
20203.6
20196.1
20187
20175
20165.7
20154.4
20146.6
20135.3
201210.5
20112.4
20108.6
20092
20087.7
20073.1
20065.9
20057.3
20040.4
20032.2
20024.9
20017.3
2000-1.2
1999-0.2
199810
19971.5
19960.1
19952.5
19941.9
19930.3
19922
1991-0.4
1990-1.3
19891
19886.9
19870.1
19866.4
19857.7
1984-16.8
1983-3.9
19822.2
1981-0.2
19804.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNiger
20267
20276.5
20286
20296
20306
20316

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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