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 Petit Marché in Niamey | |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
|---|---|
| €1 = 655.957 XOF | |
Trade organisations | AU, AfCFTA, ECOWAS, CEN-SAD, WTO |
Country group | |
| Statistics | |
| GDP | |
GDP growth |
|
GDP per capita | |
GDP by sector |
|
| 7.829% (2024)[3] | |
Population below poverty line | |
| 34.3 medium (2014)[8] | |
Labour force |  9,198,681 (2019)[11] |
Labour force by occupation |
(2016)[12] |
| Unemployment | 0.55% (2023 est.)[5] |
Main industries | Uranium mining, petroleum, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses[5] |
| External | |
| Exports | $1.376 billion (2022 est.)[5] |
Main export partners | |
| Imports | $2.194 billion (2017. est) |
Main import partners | |
Gross external debt | $3.688 billion (2022 est.)[5] |
| Public finances | |
| Revenues | $1.68 billion (2017. est)[5] |
| Expenses | $2.235 billion (2017 est.)[5] |
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. | |
The gross domestic product (GDP) of Niger was $16.617 billion US dollars in 2023, according to official data from the World Bank. This data is based largely on internal markets, subsistence agriculture, and the export of raw commodities: foodstuffs to neighbors and raw minerals to world markets.[13] Niger, a landlocked West African nation that straddles the Sahel, has consistently been ranked on the bottom of the Human Development Index, at 0.394 as of 2019. It has a very low per capita income, and ranks among the least developed and most heavily indebted countries in the world, despite having large raw commodities and a relatively stable government and society not currently affected by civil war or terrorism. Economic activity centers on subsistence agriculture, animal husbandry, re-export trade, and export of uranium.
The 50% devaluation of the West African CFA franc in January 1994 boosted exports of livestock, cowpeas, onions, and the products of Niger's small cotton industry. Exports of cattle to neighboring Nigeria, as well as groundnuts and oil remain the primary non-mineral exports. The government relies on bilateral and multilateral aid – which was suspended briefly following coups in 1996 and 1999 – for operating expenses and public investment. Short-term prospects depend on continued World Bank and IMF debt relief and extended aid. The post-1999 government has broadly adhered to privatization and market deregulation plans instituted by these funders. Niger is a least developed country according to the United Nations.
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- ^ "Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) - Niger". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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