Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Niger
Niger: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 6.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Niger, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Niger stood at 6.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,140.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Niger peaked at 6.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Niger 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.2% | — |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +1140.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Niger?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Niger was 6.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Niger rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Niger ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.