Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Niger
Niger: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 9.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Niger stood at 9.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Niger peaked at 34.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1961.
Niger ranks 198th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.9% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -95.8% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | +2823.5% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 5.3% | +41.1% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 6.5% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 5.3% | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 6.3% | +18.8% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 5.9% | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 7.9% | +34.6% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 10.1% | +44.9% |
| 1977 | 13.2% | +31.5% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 19.6% | +27.1% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 20.1% | +25.2% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | -27.2% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | -28.8% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +184.4% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -61.7% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -42.7% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -59.0% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | +21.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 9.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.9%, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 9.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.0%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +2823.5% | 0.1% | 3.6% |
| 2000 | +184.4% | 12.1% | 34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 0.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 5.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 12.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.4% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 7.6% | 24.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Niger
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 771.57 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0158 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 12.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.92 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Niger?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Niger was 9.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Niger ranks 198th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).