Niger's gni per capita rose from US$230 in 1996 to US$750 in 2025.
Niger · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
172nd of 181 · 37th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Niger's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $760 in 1996 to intl $2,150 in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
126th of 129 · 34th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Niger's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$315.8 in 1996 to US$404.4 in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
30th of 81 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Niger's gini index fell from 36 in 1992 to 32.9 in 2021.
Niger's income share held by highest 10% fell from 29.6 % in 1992 to 27.8 % in 2021.
Niger's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.5 % in 1992 to 8.7 % in 2021.
Poverty
Niger's extreme poverty fell from 88.0 % in 1992 to 60.5 % in 2021.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
66th of 73 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Niger's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 40.8 % in 2018 to 41.2 % in 2021.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Niger.