Population, total, per unit of GDP in Niger

Niger: Population, total, per unit of GDP was 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.0013 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
10th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0078 units per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.0013 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, total, per unit of GDP in Niger, 1960–2025

0.0020.0040.0060.008196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, total, per unit of gdp in Niger is 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total, per unit of gdp in Niger peaked at 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Niger ranks 10th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Population, total, per unit of GDP in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Population, total, per unit of GDP in Niger, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP
1961 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1962 0.007 units per US$ of GDP -5.9%
1963 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP -6.6%
1964 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP +3.5%
1965 0.006 units per US$ of GDP -10.9%
1966 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1967 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP +8.5%
1968 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP +6.7%
1969 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1970 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP -1.0%
1971 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP -3.8%
1972 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1973 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP -19.4%
1974 0.005 units per US$ of GDP -5.3%
1975 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1976 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP +1.3%
1977 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP -15.2%
1978 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP -25.1%
1979 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP -13.4%
1980 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP -13.4%
1981 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP +19.1%
1982 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP +10.8%
1983 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP +15.3%
1984 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP +27.1%
1985 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP +4.5%
1986 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP -22.0%
1987 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP -12.1%
1988 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP +0.9%
1989 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP +7.9%
1990 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP -36.0%
1991 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP +10.3%
1992 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP +0.1%
1993 0.003 units per US$ of GDP +14.5%
1994 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP +62.7%
1995 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP -13.0%
1996 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP -1.0%
1997 0.0045 units per US$ of GDP +8.6%
1998 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP -10.4%
1999 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP +7.8%
2000 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP +17.2%
2001 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2002 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP -8.8%
2003 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP -15.1%
2004 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP -6.4%
2005 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2006 0.003 units per US$ of GDP -4.4%
2007 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP -13.9%
2008 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP -18.5%
2009 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP +3.0%
2010 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2011 0.002 units per US$ of GDP -7.1%
2012 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2013 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2014 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2015 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP +16.4%
2016 0.002 units per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2017 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2018 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP -8.1%
2019 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP +6.6%
2020 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP -5.9%
2021 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP -5.6%
2022 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2023 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP -5.3%
2024 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP -11.2%
2025 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP -5.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population, total, per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
1994 +62.7% 0.003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 7 Somalia 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 8 Malawi 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 9 Eritrea 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 12 Sierra Leone 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 13 Liberia 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total, per unit of gdp in Niger?
Population, total, per unit of gdp in Niger was 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest population, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Niger rank for population, total, per unit of gdp?
Niger ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
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Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.