Overall budget balance, including grants in Niger

Niger: Overall budget balance, including grants was -149.00 billion current LCU in 2005. ▼ Falling

Latest (2005)
-149.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 47.4%
World rank
37th
of 51 countries
All-time high
-30.05 billion current LCU
in 1996
All-time low
-149.00 billion current LCU
in 2005
Years of data
22
1984–2005

Overall budget balance, including grants in Niger, 1984–2005

-150.0B-125.0B-100.0B-75.0B-50.0B-25.0B1984199420051984: -52.8B current LCU1985: -53.6B current LCU1986: -63.9B current LCU1987: -57.2B current LCU1988: -63.7B current LCU1989: -70.5B current LCU1990: -77.2B current LCU1991: -50.2B current LCU1992: -47.5B current LCU1993: -42.0B current LCU1994: -90.2B current LCU1995: -55.3B current LCU1996: -30.1B current LCU1997: -60.3B current LCU1998: -79.1B current LCU1999: -99.9B current LCU2000: -73.4B current LCU2001: -75.6B current LCU2002: -98.7B current LCU2003: -82.7B current LCU2004: -101.1B current LCU2005: -149.0B current LCU

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 34 Kenya -111.66 billion current LCU compare
  2. 35 Egypt -131.58 billion current LCU compare
  3. 36 South Africa -148.72 billion current LCU compare
  4. 38 Cameroon -159.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 39 Burkina Faso -193.31 billion current LCU compare
  6. 40 Chad -206.80 billion current LCU compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.