Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Niger
Niger: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants was -119.30 billion current LCU in 2003. ▼ Falling
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Niger, 1984–2003
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Niger recorded -119.30 billion current LCU for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Niger peaked at -52.13 billion current LCU in 1996 and was at its lowest, -119.30 billion current LCU, in 2003.
That places Niger 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -61.50 billion current LCU | -73.90 billion current LCU | -52.80 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | -77.59 billion current LCU | -112.40 billion current LCU | -52.13 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -113.38 billion current LCU | -119.30 billion current LCU | -104.20 billion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 15 Mauritania -42.01 billion current LCU compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau -43.80 billion current LCU compare
- 17 Malawi -61.60 billion current LCU compare
- 19 Benin -119.37 billion current LCU compare
- 20 South Africa -148.72 billion current LCU compare
- 21 Chad -160.00 billion current LCU compare
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 surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Niger?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Niger was -119.30 billion current LCU in 2003, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -52.13 billion current LCU in 1996.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -119.30 billion current LCU in 2003.
- How does Niger rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Niger ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2003.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.2%. 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 surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.