Niger — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Niger, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Niger was 7.01% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.47% in 1978. The lowest was -17.05% in 1973 (about -2.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.68% per year.
Niger ranks 20 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 9%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Niger sits above it. It peaked in 1978 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 60%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 7 of 47 economies; Senegal (6.68%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7683% in 1988. That is 22% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962. Doubling roughly every 103 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 60th of 107 in 1961 → 88th of 119 in 1970 → 129th of 152 in 1980 → 140th of 176 in 1990 → 184th of 199 in 2000 → 21st of 209 in 2010 → 7th of 209 in 2020 → 17th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.01% | -1.3 pp |
| 2024 | 8.32% | +5.7 pp |
| 2023 | 2.64% | -9.6 pp |
| 2022 | 12.22% | +11.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.12% | -3.3 pp |
| 2020 | 4.45% | -1.6 pp |
| 2019 | 6.08% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 6.89% | +1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 5.53% | +1.3 pp |
| 2016 | 4.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.39% | -2.2 pp |
| 2014 | 6.64% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 5.32% | -5.2 pp |
| 2012 | 10.55% | +8.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.36% | -6.2 pp |
| 2010 | 8.58% | +6.6 pp |
| 2009 | 1.96% | -5.8 pp |
| 2008 | 7.73% | +4.6 pp |
| 2007 | 3.14% | -2.8 pp |
| 2006 | 5.93% | -1.4 pp |
| 2005 | 7.33% | +7.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.36% | -1.8 pp |
| 2003 | 2.17% | -2.7 pp |
| 2002 | 4.92% | -2.3 pp |
| 2001 | 7.27% | +8.5 pp |
| 2000 | -1.21% | -1.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.22% | -10.2 pp |
| 1998 | 9.97% | +8.4 pp |
| 1997 | 1.53% | +1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -2.4 pp |
| 1995 | 2.46% | +0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 1.85% | +1.5 pp |
| 1993 | 0.32% | -1.7 pp |
| 1992 | 2% | +2.4 pp |
| 1991 | -0.44% | +0.9 pp |
| 1990 | -1.31% | -2.3 pp |
| 1989 | 0.96% | -5.9 pp |
| 1988 | 6.87% | +6.8 pp |
| 1987 | 0.09% | -6.3 pp |
| 1986 | 6.35% | -1.4 pp |
| 1985 | 7.72% | +24.5 pp |
| 1984 | -16.82% | -13.0 pp |
| 1983 | -3.86% | -6.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.17% | +2.4 pp |
| 1981 | -0.18% | +2.3 pp |
| 1980 | -2.46% | -9.6 pp |
| 1979 | 7.15% | -6.3 pp |
| 1978 | 13.47% | +5.7 pp |
| 1977 | 7.76% | +7.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.68% | +3.5 pp |
| 1975 | -2.79% | -11.6 pp |
| 1974 | 8.78% | +25.8 pp |
| 1973 | -17.05% | -11.9 pp |
| 1972 | -5.17% | -10.8 pp |
| 1971 | 5.68% | +2.6 pp |
| 1970 | 3.06% | +8.5 pp |
| 1969 | -5.49% | -5.9 pp |
| 1968 | 0.38% | +0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 0.12% | +0.5 pp |
| 1966 | -0.38% | -7.3 pp |
| 1965 | 6.92% | +6.8 pp |
| 1964 | 0.13% | -9.3 pp |
| 1963 | 9.43% | -0.9 pp |
| 1962 | 10.28% | +5.7 pp |
| 1961 | 4.55% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Niger’s GDP growth in 1962?
10.28% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Niger’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +54.1% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 7.01%; 2024: 8.32%; 2023: 2.64%; 2022: 12.22%; 2021: 1.12%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.