Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Niger
Niger: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Niger stood at 9.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Niger peaked at 28.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2012.
That places Niger 158th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 6.0% | — |
| 1975 | 7.5% | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 8.0% | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +40.7% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -27.9% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | +43.3% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +39.1% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -35.4% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +153.8% |
| 1997 | 26.1% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -35.3% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -29.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +42.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -35.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +48.6% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -58.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +70.4% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +49.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 9.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 9.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +153.8% | 11.1% | 28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 6.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 10.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 7.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.3% | 9.4% | 5 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.02 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 221.76 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Niger?
- Travel services in Niger was 9.4% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for travel services?
- Niger ranks 158th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.