Niger: PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1970 it is down 4,007% from −US$565,000 in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 27 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Niger's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) fell US$15.48 million on 2023 (from −US$7.73 million to −US$23.21 million).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2023), the average change was −US$831,273 and a typical year strayed about US$29.73 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$48.97 million in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was US$113.35 million in 1982. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Niger had the 70th highest value of the 95 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 2024 ranking

• Georgia — 67th of 95: −US$20.01 million
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 68th of 95: −US$20.97 million
• Cabo Verde — 69th of 95: −US$22.14 million
• Uganda — 71st of 95: −US$80.77 million
• North Macedonia — 72nd of 95: −US$139.69 million
• Turkmenistan — 73rd of 95: −US$160.3 million

What this measures

Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 28 values

PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$687.85 million (2024)
• Benin — US$977.24 million (2024)
• Botswana — −US$4.44 million (2019)
• Burkina Faso — US$62.99 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — −US$22.14 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$459.33 million (2024)
• Central African Republic — −US$1.45 million (2024)
• Chad — −US$173.12 million (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$9.02 million (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — −US$430.39 million (2024)

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 PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$)?

−US$23.21 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 4,007% from −US$565,000 in 1970. The highest value was US$203.96 million in 2020 and the lowest −US$23.21 million in 2024.

How does Niger rank?

70th highest of 95 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Niger?

In 2024, Niger's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) fell US$15.48 million on 2023 (from −US$7.73 million to −US$23.21 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2023), the average change was −US$831,273 and a typical year strayed about US$29.73 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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