Gross capital formation in Niger
Niger: Gross capital formation was 22.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Niger stood at 22.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Niger peaked at 34.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1984.
That places Niger 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1961 | 6.9% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 9.9% | +43.0% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | +24.7% |
| 1964 | 10.8% | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 8.0% | -26.2% |
| 1966 | 7.8% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 8.7% | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 9.7% | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 6.2% | -36.0% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +58.3% |
| 1971 | 7.8% | -21.0% |
| 1972 | 11.1% | +42.3% |
| 1973 | 14.9% | +34.9% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 19.7% | +38.5% |
| 1978 | 23.0% | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 28.1% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 20.3% | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | -39.1% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -74.9% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +304.9% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +63.5% |
| 1989 | 13.7% | -28.2% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -29.7% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | +98.8% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +21.9% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +39.8% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -22.0% |
| 2025 | 22.0% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 6.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 7.8% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 3.1% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 6.5% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 12.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 29.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 22.0% | 33.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 24,790 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 18.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 145.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 108.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 84,462 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Niger?
- Gross capital formation in Niger was 22.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1984.
- How does Niger rank for gross capital formation?
- Niger ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.