Foreign direct investment in Niger
Niger: Foreign direct investment was 18.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment in Niger, 2005–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2010, foreign direct investment in Niger stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 1,713.0% over ten years.
Niger ranks 5th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Foreign direct investment in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +99.5% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +108.7% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +134.7% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 1.0% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Liberia 84.9% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 24.0% compare
- 4 Guinea 18.8% compare
- 6 Mozambique 16.4% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 14.0% compare
- 8 Seychelles 12.9% compare
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.09 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.3 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 124.78 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.25 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.98 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.1443 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 8.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Niger?
- Foreign direct investment in Niger was 18.5% in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- How does Niger rank for foreign direct investment?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,713.0%. 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 Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.