Merchandise trade in Niger
Niger: Merchandise trade was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Niger recorded 21.3% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Niger peaked at 46.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1960.
That places Niger 198th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1961 | 7.0% | +21.0% |
| 1962 | 8.7% | +23.6% |
| 1963 | 7.3% | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | +24.0% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 11.4% | +21.8% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 13.8% | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 16.2% | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 18.3% | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 24.4% | +33.4% |
| 1977 | 27.7% | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 33.1% | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 43.1% | +30.3% |
| 1980 | 46.2% | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 44.5% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 36.0% | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | -22.4% |
| 1988 | 29.6% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | -31.5% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +31.6% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | -18.4% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 13.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 27.8% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 19.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 26.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 30.9% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 20.5% | 32.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 195 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.5% compare
- 196 Afghanistan 22.2% compare
- 197 Kenya 22.2% compare
- 199 United States of America 18.5% compare
- 200 Guam 18.4% compare
- 201 Haiti 16.2% compare
More private sector data for Niger
- 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$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 96.71 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Niger?
- Merchandise trade in Niger was 21.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for merchandise trade?
- Niger ranks 198th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.