Niger

In Niger, farming leads: agriculture makes up 47.6% of output, ahead of services at 31.1% and industry at 18.7%, with manufacturing at 7.0% as of 2024.

Real growth ran at +7.0% in 2025 while consumer prices fell 4.5%. US$ GDP rose 9.7% to US$21.6 billion, and Niger held 130th place, between Nicaragua and Chad. Unemployment stood at 0.4% and government gross debt at 45.5% of GDP.

Income remains among the lowest measured. With 27.9 million people, GDP per capita of US$775 ranks 187th of 196, and 186th on a PPP basis. The dollar economy has grown 9.7 times since 2000, when it measured US$2.2 billion and ranked 142nd. It is about the size of the Olympia, WA metro area. The IMF projects GDP of US$31.9 billion by 2030, a +47% rise that would lift it to 124th.