Niger's GDP deflator (base year varies by country) was 125.03 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 25.03% from 100 in 2015 (2.26% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 125.03 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 105.27 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 100 | 2015 |
| Highest | 127.07 | 2024 |
| Lowest | 7.16 | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 111.46 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 7.16 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Niger's GDP deflator (base year varies by country) fell 1.6% on 2024 (from 127.07 to 125.03).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.5% and a typical year strayed about 3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 39.4% in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.4% in 1975. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.81 a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Niger had the 123rd highest value of the 186 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 2025 ranking
- Mali — 120th of 186: 125.78
- New Zealand — 121st of 186: 125.11
- Liberia — 122nd of 186: 125.09
- Albania — 124th of 186: 124.77
- Puerto Rico (US) — 125th of 186: 124.56
- Canada — 126th of 186: 124.4
What this measures
The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).
All 66 values
| Year | GDP deflator (base year varies by country) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 125.03 |
| 2024 | 127.07 |
| 2023 | 118.29 |
| 2022 | 114.41 |
| 2021 | 109.76 |
| 2020 | 105.27 |
| 2019 | 101.86 |
| 2018 | 105.57 |
| 2017 | 104.69 |
| 2016 | 102.64 |
| 2015 |
GDP deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies
- Angola — 766.8 (2025)
- Benin — 116.78 (2025)
- Botswana — 136.44 (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 143.53 (2025)
- Burundi — 718.81 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 121.54 (2025)
- Cameroon — 129.49 (2025)
- Central African Republic — 213.73 (2025)
- Chad — 120.67 (2025)
- Comoros — 164.5 (2025)
More financial sector data for Niger
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 9.53% (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -1.6% (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 2.04 trillion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 736.2 billion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 9.57% (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 2.18 trillion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 17.32% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Niger's GDP deflator (base year varies by country)?
- 125.03 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,645% from 7.16 in 1960 (4.5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 127.07 in 2024 and the lowest 7.16 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank?
- 123rd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GDP deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Niger?
- In 2025, Niger's GDP deflator (base year varies by country) fell 1.6% on 2024 (from 127.07 to 125.03). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.5% and a typical year strayed about 3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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