Country profile
Niger
Africa · Capital: Niamey · Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Niger is a country in Africa, with its capital at Niamey. It has a GDP of $19.73B (2024), a population of 27.9M (2025), a GDP per capita of $730.
- GDP
- $19.73B
- GDP per capita
- $730
- Population
- 27.9M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $2,177
2024 · #129 of 200
2024 · #192 of 200
2025 · #54 of 216
2025 · #177 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $19.73B2024 · #129
- GDP per capita
- $7302024 · #192
- GDP growth
- 8.32%2024 · #7
- Inflation
- 9.07%2024 · #151
- Unemployment
- 0.39%2025 · #3
- Population
- 27.9M2025 · #54
- GDP (PPP)
- $60.78B2025 · #123
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $2,1772025 · #177
- Gini index
- 32.92021 · #56
- Government debt
- 45.5%2026 · #74
People
- Median age
- 15.2 yrs2024 · #228
- Fertility rate
- 5.9 children/woman2024 · #5
- Urbanization
- 18.4%2025 · #212
- Net migration
- −7,704/yr2025 · #145
- Life expectancy
- 61.4 yrs2024 · #206
- HDI
- 0.4192023 · #188
- Homicide rate
- 4.4 per 100k2012 · #110
Money
- Corporate tax
- 30%2024 · #27
Figures
- Internet users
- 15.6%2024 · #178
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.1 t2024 · #190
- Area
- 1.27M km²#23
- Population density
- 22 /km²2025 · #183
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 54 destinations2026 · #156
- Corruption index
- 34/1002024 · #108
- Military spending
- 2.2%2024 · #44
- Renewable energy
- 79.6%2021 · #17
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Niger.
- 1Compagnie minière d'AkoutaUranium mining1,199 employees
- 2Imouraren SAMining270 employees