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Niger

NER · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

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MERI readiness29.3

1.0.0 · 2024

Global rank-

Coverage 75%

GDP (2024)19.9B

WDI

Population (2024)27M

WDI

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Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202419,876,128,485.8WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		202410.3WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20249.1WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20286IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202427,032,412WDI

GDP time series

Latest persisted GDP observations, framed for profile context.

12 years

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile Not available
  • Coverage 75%
  • Imputed 2
  • Missing 3
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		34
Digital Infra
Components		2.1
Fin Access
Components		0.1
Human Cap
Components		27.8
IP Protect
Components		22
Labor
Components		88
LPI
Components		45.6
Security Rol
Components		22
Trade Open
Components		59.2
Data Confidence Score49
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		26.7
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		22
Talent Operating
Pillars		42.9
Open methodology

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

31
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.8
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.8
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.8
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.9
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

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IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

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SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

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TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

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UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

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Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

67 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance201511.3WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202531TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.8WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-1.8WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.8WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.9WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-1WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202320.1WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20240.1WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20182.1WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra202460.6WDICC BY 4.0
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20243.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20243.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20233LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20235.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20232LPI2Modified BSD3
Corridor lead time from port exit to destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.CORRIDOR_LT_DAYS		logistics202459LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.DT_DESTINATION_DAYS		logistics20246.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at port of arrival for LLDC container, mean
LPI2.DT_PORT_DAYS		logistics202425.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202420.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202419.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Reference container import dwell time at port of arrival, mean
LPI2.DT_TRANSIT_DAYS		logistics202416.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-3.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202419,876,128,485.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro202410.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro2024735.3WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20249.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20242.2WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro2024606.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20286IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20250.4WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202436.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202819.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202424.5WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness20241.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20242.1WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20241.5IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202531TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20240.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.3UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202588.6WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202527.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202422WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202545.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202422WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202459.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk2028100IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202610SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202610SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202235.6WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202496.8WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202579.7WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202461.4WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20243.3WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202427,032,412WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202418WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20241.8WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20248.6WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20241,749,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20242,742,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade202210.7WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202450WDICC BY 4.0