Niger — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Niger, 1964–2025.
Inflation for Niger was -4.45% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 62 years, from 1964 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 36.04% in 1994. The lowest was -7.80% in 1991 (about 1.8× the latest value).
Niger ranks 185 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Niger sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 112% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 673%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 46 of 46 economies; Chad (-3.91%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 20851% in 2008. That is 307% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1964 level: doubled by 1965; grown tenfold by 1966.
World ranking. Slipped: 60th of 72 in 1964 → 83rd of 92 in 1970 → 78th of 106 in 1980 → 130th of 131 in 1990 → 94th of 163 in 2000 → 170th of 186 in 2010 → 69th of 178 in 2020 → 168th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1964 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.45% | -13.5 pp |
| 2024 | 9.07% | +5.4 pp |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 4.23% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 3.84% | +0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +5.4 pp |
| 2019 | -2.49% | -5.5 pp |
| 2018 | 2.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.65% | +2.2 pp |
| 2015 | -0.58% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | -0.93% | -3.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +1.8 pp |
| 2012 | 0.46% | -2.5 pp |
| 2011 | 2.94% | +2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 0.58% | -10.7 pp |
| 2008 | 11.31% | +11.3 pp |
| 2007 | 0.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.04% | -7.8 pp |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +7.5 pp |
| 2004 | 0.26% | +1.9 pp |
| 2003 | -1.61% | -4.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.63% | -1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 4.01% | +1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +5.2 pp |
| 1999 | -2.3% | -6.9 pp |
| 1998 | 4.55% | +1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 2.93% | -2.4 pp |
| 1996 | 5.29% | -5.3 pp |
| 1995 | 10.56% | -25.5 pp |
| 1994 | 36.04% | +37.3 pp |
| 1993 | -1.22% | +3.3 pp |
| 1992 | -4.48% | +3.3 pp |
| 1991 | -7.8% | -7.0 pp |
| 1990 | -0.78% | +2.1 pp |
| 1989 | -2.84% | -1.4 pp |
| 1988 | -1.39% | +5.3 pp |
| 1987 | -6.71% | -3.5 pp |
| 1986 | -3.21% | -2.3 pp |
| 1985 | -0.92% | -9.3 pp |
| 1984 | 8.36% | +10.9 pp |
| 1983 | -2.49% | -14.1 pp |
| 1982 | 11.64% | -11.3 pp |
| 1981 | 22.91% | +12.6 pp |
| 1980 | 10.31% | +3.0 pp |
| 1979 | 7.27% | -2.8 pp |
| 1978 | 10.09% | -13.2 pp |
| 1977 | 23.25% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 23.53% | +14.4 pp |
| 1975 | 9.12% | +5.7 pp |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -8.4 pp |
| 1973 | 11.79% | +2.0 pp |
| 1972 | 9.75% | +5.6 pp |
| 1971 | 4.19% | +3.1 pp |
| 1970 | 1.12% | -9.5 pp |
| 1969 | 10.65% | +13.6 pp |
| 1968 | -2.92% | -3.4 pp |
| 1967 | 0.43% | -10.1 pp |
| 1966 | 10.57% | +6.2 pp |
| 1965 | 4.37% | +3.4 pp |
| 1964 | 1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Niger’s Inflation in 1965?
4.37% (1965). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1964 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -543.7% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: -4.45%; 2024: 9.07%; 2023: 3.7%; 2022: 4.23%; 2021: 3.84%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.