Current account balance in Niger
Niger: Current account balance was -6.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Niger is -6.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 55.8% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Niger peaked at 1.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -18.0%, in 2009.
Niger ranks 149th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -2.7% | — |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -142.4% |
| 1976 | -1.9% | -263.3% |
| 1977 | -7.4% | +294.6% |
| 1978 | -11.3% | +53.0% |
| 1979 | -6.5% | -42.4% |
| 1980 | -11.0% | +68.5% |
| 1981 | -8.4% | -23.9% |
| 1982 | -11.5% | +38.0% |
| 1983 | -3.4% | -70.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -102.4% |
| 1985 | -4.4% | -5522.3% |
| 1986 | -8.2% | +84.4% |
| 1987 | -7.9% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | -10.1% | +27.7% |
| 1989 | -11.8% | +16.6% |
| 1990 | -6.7% | -43.0% |
| 1991 | -5.4% | -20.2% |
| 1992 | -4.7% | -12.3% |
| 1993 | -3.2% | -32.3% |
| 1994 | -6.5% | +104.5% |
| 1995 | -6.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | -4.5% | -31.3% |
| 1997 | -5.8% | +28.3% |
| 1998 | -5.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | -5.4% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | -4.7% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | -3.8% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | -6.0% | +57.8% |
| 2003 | -6.5% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | -6.2% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | -7.1% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | -6.6% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | -6.1% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | -9.0% | +46.1% |
| 2009 | -18.0% | +101.1% |
| 2010 | -14.5% | -19.7% |
| 2011 | -16.3% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | -10.8% | -33.6% |
| 2013 | -11.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | -12.0% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | -15.3% | +27.6% |
| 2016 | -11.4% | -25.5% |
| 2017 | -11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | -12.7% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | -12.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | -13.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | -14.1% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | -16.1% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | -13.8% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | -6.1% | -55.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -4.8% | -11.3% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | -7.7% | -11.8% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.5% | -6.7% | -3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.4% | -18.0% | -3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -12.8% | -16.3% | -10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.7% | -16.1% | -6.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Niger
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3109 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 241.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 180.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 140,296 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2625 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Niger?
- Current account balance in Niger was -6.1% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.0% in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for current account balance?
- Niger ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.