Overall budget balance, including grants in Niger
Niger: Overall budget balance, including grants was -149.00 billion current LCU in 2005. ▼ Falling
Overall budget balance, including grants in Niger, 1984–2005
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2005, overall budget balance, including grants in Niger stood at -149.00 billion current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.4% on the previous year and down 169.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Niger peaked at -30.05 billion current LCU in 1996 and was at its lowest, -149.00 billion current LCU, in 2005.
Niger ranks 37th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -60.28 billion current LCU | -70.50 billion current LCU | -52.80 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | -63.18 billion current LCU | -99.94 billion current LCU | -30.05 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -96.75 billion current LCU | -149.00 billion current LCU | -73.40 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More science & technology data for Niger
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.18 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 15.6% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.05 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.1113 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 30,080 (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 26.94 per million people (2013)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.11 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Niger?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Niger was -149.00 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -30.05 billion current LCU in 1996.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -149.00 billion current LCU in 2005.
- How does Niger rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Niger ranks 37th out of 51 countries with data for 2005.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 169.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.