Niger

Government debt in Niger

Government debt in Niger: 69.4% of GDP in 1995 and 45.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
45.5% of GDP
Since 1995
−23.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
90 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
43.4% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in NigerGovernment debt in Niger: 69.4% of GDP in 1995 and 45.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 43.4% of GDP 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 43.4% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 82.1% of GDP in 2000, the lowest 14.2% of GDP in 2008.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearNiger
202545.5
202448.1
202351.4
202250.7
202151.3
202045
201939.8
201837
201736.5
201632.8
201529.9
201422.1
201319.6
201218.1
201114.8
201015.1
200915.9
200814.2
200717.8
200618.3
200549.5
200455.1
200360.6
200269
200174
200082.1
199963.4
199861.3
199769.1
199663.5
199569.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNiger
202646.3
202745.4
202844.8
202944.2
203043.8
203143.4

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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