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Niger

Basic data — Niger, Africa.

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Data refreshed on 2026.09.06 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Risque élevé

5.5 /10 risk

  • Security 2.0
  • Legitimacy 3.1
  • Economy 8.0
  • Diplomacy 3.5
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

  • UE Decision (CFSP) 2023/2287 · since 2023 ciblé
Capital
Niamey
Population
26,312,034 inh.
Area
1,267,000 km²
Currency
XOF
Regime

Executive in office

Abdourahamane Tchiani

Head of State

Abdourahamane Tchiani

since 2023.07.28

Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine

Head of Government

Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine

since 2023.08.08 Mouvement national pour la société du développement

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

171 seats

Chair Ousseini Tinni

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

22 G$

2025 ↑ +9.7 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

775 $

2025 ↑ +6.2 % vs 2024

Growth

7.0 %

2025 ↓ -1.3 pt vs 2024

Inflation

-4.5 %

2025 ↓ -13.5 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

0.4 %

2025 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.2 %

2024 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

61.4 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.4 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.06/1

#169 junte (coup juillet 2023)

Freedoms (Freedom House)

33/100

Partly Free

Corruption (CPI)

31/100

#1212024

Press freedom (RSF)

53/100

#802024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #7 Uranium 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

1 Md$

Imports

3 Md$

Balance

-2 Md$

Top exports

  • Or + uranium

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Import partners

Junte juillet 2023. Sanctions CEDEAO levées 2024.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 24%
  • GBR 27%
  • FRA 33%
  • DEU 33%
  • RUS 62%
  • CHN 67%
  • IRN 56%

Abstention: 24%

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2029-12

    Présidentielle (annoncée)

Last election

  • 2021-02-21

    Présidentielle (avant coup)

    Mohamed Bazoum (renversé 2023)

Last institutional rupture Coup 26 juillet 2023 (Tchiani)

National anthem

L'Honneur de la Patrie

Composer · Hamadou Sani

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