The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Niger, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 7.0% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | -4.5% | Prices are falling (deflation). |
| Unemployment (2025) | 0.4% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $775 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2024) | -6.1% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 15.8% of GDP | Driven mostly by its home market. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
The Republic of Niger has banned the export of premium petrol and diesel as part of measures to prioritise domestic fuel supply amid growing concerns over disruptions to global petroleum markets.
Youth and environment organisations in Nigeria, UK, and the US have cried out to the World Bank to intervene to