Primary balance, excluding interest in Niger
Niger: Primary balance, excluding interest was -7.60 billion current LCU in 2003. ▼ Falling
Latest (2003)
-7.60 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
27th
of 50 countries
All-time high
-5.80 billion current LCU
in 2000
All-time low
-7.60 billion current LCU
in 2003
Years of data
7
1997–2003
Primary balance, excluding interest in Niger, 1997–2003
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary balance, excluding interest in Niger is -7.60 billion current LCU, measured in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Niger ranks 27th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.70 billion current LCU | -7.50 billion current LCU | -6.00 billion current LCU | 3 |
| 2000s | -6.65 billion current LCU | -7.60 billion current LCU | -5.80 billion current LCU | 4 |
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 primary balance, excluding interest in Niger?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Niger was -7.60 billion current LCU in 2003, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -5.80 billion current LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.60 billion current LCU in 2003.
- How does Niger rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Niger ranks 27th out of 50 countries with data for 2003.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).