Services, value added (% of GDP) in Niger
Niger: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 31.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Niger recorded 31.1% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Niger peaked at 48.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1962.
That places Niger 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.8% | — |
| 1961 | 22.7% | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 20.5% | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 23.4% | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 22.1% | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 28.8% | +30.6% |
| 1966 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 24.9% | -15.5% |
| 1968 | 26.0% | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 28.3% | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 28.2% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 27.1% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 30.4% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 28.5% | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 38.7% | +35.8% |
| 1976 | 40.1% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 34.2% | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 32.4% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 32.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 43.4% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 40.7% | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 43.6% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | -3.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 31.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 41.9%, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 31.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.7% | 20.5% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.2% | 27.1% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 34.0% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 40.7% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 34.3% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 35.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 31.1% | 37.4% | 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Niger?
- Services, value added in Niger was 31.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1962.
- How does Niger rank for services, value added?
- Niger ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.