Annual inflation, consumer prices in Niger
Niger: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 9.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 9.1% for annual inflation, consumer prices in 2024.
The figure is up 145.1% on the previous year and up 1,075.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Niger peaked at 11.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.5%, in 2019.
Niger ranks 34th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +38.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -34.4% |
| 2003 | -1.6% | -161.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -116.3% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +2870.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +20851.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -94.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +37.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +265.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -84.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +404.8% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | -140.5% |
| 2015 | -0.6% | -38.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -387.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +69.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | -2.5% | -183.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -216.4% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +145.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 9.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 9.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +20851.2% | 0.1% | 11.3% |
| 2005 | +2870.0% | 0.3% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | -1.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 31 Bangladesh 10.5% compare
- 32 Madagascar 9.9% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 9.6% compare
- 35 Chad 8.9% compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 8.8% compare
- 37 Myanmar 8.8% compare
More development goals data for Niger
- Red List Index 0.9279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 110.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,909 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Niger?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Niger was 9.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5% in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Niger ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,075.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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