Niger

Economic, health, and climate indicators for Niger. Click any indicator to see full charts and statistics.

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Foreign Direct Investment grew at 10.2% CAGR over 54 years — from $2.7M (1970) to $526.5M (2024)
GDP (Current USD) grew at 5.7% CAGR over 55 years — from $449.5M (1960) to $9.68B (2015)
Nigeria GDP Growth Rate grew at 5.0% CAGR over 63 years — from 0.2% (1961) to 4.1% (2024)
Obesity Prevalence grew at 6.1% CAGR over 32 years — from 0.90 (1990) to 5.97 (2022)
Nigeria Education Spending (% GDP) declined at 4.6% CAGR over 49 years — from 3.2% (1974) to 0.3% (2023)
Economy
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Education Spending (% GDP) 4.1% #62/126 2.6% 9.8% Foreign Direct Investment $526.5M - 10.2% -48.7% GDP (Current USD) $9.68B - 5.7% 2.7% GDP Growth Rate 10.3% #2/194 1.3% 517.6% GDP Per Capita $735 #183/193 2.8% 15.2% GINI Index (Inequality) 32.90 #52/152 -0.3% -11.8% Inflation Rate (CPI) 9.1% #155/185 3.7% 145.1% Internet Users (%) 23.2% #167/182 - -0.5% Military Spending (% GDP) 2.2% #52/161 1.9% 13.4% Population Growth Rate 3.3% - 0.2% -0.4% Total Population 27.0M - 3.2% 3.3% Trade (% of GDP) 50.0% #137/176 2.0% 7.5% Unemployment Rate 0.4% #3/180 -4.3% -7.6% Urban Population (%) 18.0% #191/195 1.8% 1.7% Nigeria Education Spending (% GDP) 0.3% #126/126 -4.6% -8.5% Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment $1.08B - 3.1% -42.3% Nigeria GDP (Current USD) $9.18B - 7.4% 38.4% Nigeria GDP Growth Rate 4.1% #61/194 5.0% 22.1% Nigeria GDP Per Capita $1,084 #170/193 3.9% -49.3% Nigeria GINI Index (Inequality) 33.90 #65/152 -0.4% -3.4% Nigeria Inflation Rate (CPI) 33.2% #177/185 2.9% 34.8% Nigeria Internet Users (%) 39.2% #146/182 - 4.0% Nigeria Military Spending (% GDP) 0.6% #148/161 -0.4% -34.1% Nigeria Population Growth Rate 2.1% - 0.0% -0.7% Nigeria Total Population 232.7M - 2.6% 2.1% Nigeria Unemployment Rate 3.0% #38/180 -0.7% -0.9% Nigeria Urban Population (%) 63.0% #97/195 2.4% 1.3%
Health
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Health Expenditure Per Capita $26 #188/193 4.7% -1.9% Life Expectancy (Both Sexes) 60.0 years - 0.8% -0.7% Life Expectancy at Birth 61.2 years #185/195 0.8% 1.3% Maternal Mortality Ratio 350.0 per 1,000 #172/191 -3.1% -3.1% Measles Immunization (%) 81.0% #139/189 3.4% 1.3% Neonatal Mortality Rate 33.8% #189/193 -1.1% -0.9% Obesity Prevalence 5.97 - 6.1% 4.9% Tobacco Smoking Prevalence 5.90 - -0.6% -1.7% Under-5 Mortality Rate 114.8% #194/194 -1.8% -2.0% Nigeria Health Expenditure Per Capita $67 #163/193 6.1% -25.5% Nigeria Life Expectancy (Both Sexes) 63.4 years - 0.8% 0.9% Nigeria Life Expectancy at Birth 54.5 years #195/195 0.6% 0.7% Nigeria Maternal Mortality Ratio 993.0 per 1,000 #191/191 -0.8% -2.3% Nigeria Measles Immunization (%) 57.0% #178/189 4.7% 5.6% Nigeria Neonatal Mortality Rate 33.7% #188/193 -1.3% -1.8% Nigeria Obesity Prevalence 12.36 - 5.5% 4.0% Nigeria Tobacco Smoking Prevalence 2.50 - -3.2% -13.8% Nigeria Under-5 Mortality Rate 104.9% #193/194 -1.9% -3.0%
Climate & Environment
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Electricity Use Per Capita 62.42 #140/144 1.7% 2.1% Forest Area (%) 0.8% #179/190 -1.9% -1.2% Freshwater Withdrawal (%) 73.8% - 4.9% 0.0% Renewable Energy (%) 79.6% #18/189 -0.4% -2.8% Nigeria Electricity Use Per Capita 135.6 #129/144 0.6% -5.0% Nigeria Forest Area (%) 23.2% #110/190 -0.7% -0.8% Nigeria Freshwater Withdrawal (%) 5.6% - 2.3% 0.0% Nigeria Renewable Energy (%) 80.3% #16/189 -0.3% -1.8%
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