Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Niger
Niger: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Niger, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Niger stood at 11.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Niger peaked at 40.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1975.
Niger ranks 106th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.6% | — |
| 1962 | 11.7% | -64.1% |
| 1963 | 23.8% | +103.5% |
| 1964 | 15.1% | -36.4% |
| 1965 | 12.4% | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 11.8% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 15.3% | +29.0% |
| 1968 | 16.0% | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 15.3% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 15.3% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 14.3% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 15.2% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 14.4% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 19.5% | +35.7% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | -73.6% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | +218.7% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 29.4% | +41.4% |
| 1979 | 15.6% | -47.1% |
| 1980 | 19.2% | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 40.7% | +52.4% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | -29.4% |
| 1985 | 19.8% | -31.2% |
| 1986 | 33.4% | +69.1% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 22.3% | -34.3% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +25.3% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 30.6% | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 33.2% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -58.5% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +167.5% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +37.2% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -16.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 11.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.7%, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 11.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +218.7% | 5.2% | 16.4% |
| 2001 | +167.5% | 13.2% | 35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.1% | 11.7% | 32.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.6% | 5.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 19.2% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 27.2% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 13.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 11.7% | 19.5% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Niger?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Niger was 11.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1975.
- How does Niger rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Niger ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.