Niger: Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Niger's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) fell US$1.48 billion on 2019 (from US$2.8 billion to US$1.32 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +US$93.9 million and a typical year strayed about US$255.86 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$801.94 million in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.48 billion in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Niger had the 10th highest value of the 20 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Niger in the 2020 ranking

• Mali — 6th of 20: US$1.83 billion
• Benin — 7th of 20: US$1.68 billion
• Zimbabwe — 8th of 20: US$1.57 billion
• Togo — 10th of 20: US$1.24 billion
• Fiji — 11th of 20: US$169.06 million
• Lesotho — 12th of 20: US$159.43 million

What this measures

Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 47 values

Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$22.01 billion (2021)
• Benin — US$1.68 billion (2020)
• Botswana — US$434.8 million (2021)
• Burkina Faso — US$1.53 billion (2019)
• Burundi — −US$226.97 million (2018)
• Cabo Verde — US$402.43 million (2021)
• Cameroon — US$1.35 billion (2021)
• Comoros — US$88.76 million (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$10.99 billion (2021)
• Congo, Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Niger

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.65 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.54 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.23% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.76 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.59 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 68.18% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$17.4 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 10.13 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Niger's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)?

US$1.32 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is up 8,127% from US$16.01 million in 1974 (10.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.8 billion in 2019 and the lowest −US$117.66 million in 1984.

How does Niger rank?

10th highest of 20 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) unusual for Niger?

In 2020, Niger's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) fell US$1.48 billion on 2019 (from US$2.8 billion to US$1.32 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +US$93.9 million and a typical year strayed about US$255.86 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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