Subsidies in Niger
Niger: Subsidies was 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Niger, 1984–2005
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
Niger recorded 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU for subsidies in 2005. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 636.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Niger peaked at 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.04 billion GFS, current LCU, in 1995.
Niger ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.35 billion GFS, current LCU | 7.50 billion GFS, current LCU | 11.60 billion GFS, current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.99 billion GFS, current LCU | 6.04 billion GFS, current LCU | 13.60 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.83 billion GFS, current LCU | 24.00 billion GFS, current LCU | 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 11 Mauritania 71.70 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 12 Egypt 67.34 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 13 Morocco 45.00 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 42.30 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 16 Burundi 27.81 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 17 Malawi 20.46 billion GFS, 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 subsidies in Niger?
- Subsidies in Niger was 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU in 2005.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.04 billion GFS, current LCU in 1995.
- How does Niger rank for subsidies?
- Niger ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2005.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 636.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.