NigerSub-Saharan Africa
Niger: 128th largest economy, 110th in military spending
Population27.9M#54 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$21.6B#128 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$775#184 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output9.9 TWh#96 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$436M#110 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 5 events in or near Niger, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
Niger is involved in 1 theater, 1 escalating
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27.9M people, 18% in cities
- Population27.9M2025
- Population growth3.2%2025
- Urban population18.4%2025
- Land area1.3M km²2023
A $21.6B economy, $775 per person
- GDP$21.6B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$60.8B2025
- GDP per person$7752025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$2.2k2025
- GDP growth7.0%2025
Fuels are 88% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP15.8%2025
- Imports, share of GDP18.1%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports88.0%2024
- Exports of goods and services$3.4B2025
- Imports of goods and services$3.9B2025
Fossil fuel output of 9.9 TWh
Oilmade 8.3 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 1.6 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)9.9 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption14 TWh2023
- Energy use per person0.5 MWh2023
- Electricity generation0.9 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels96.8%2024
Spends $436M on its military, 2.2% of GDP
- Military spending$436M2024
- Military spending, share of GDP2.2%2024
- Armed forces personnel10k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$15M2023
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$0.01973
What Niger's leaders said lately
1 statement on record, newest first
- Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister · 9 Octaccusation
proxies
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Pulses involving Niger
Who Niger shares a situation with
States named alongside it in the same situation, with the situations in common.
Algeria · Algeria's Break with Non-Intervention in the Sahel
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 1973-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.