Niger (NE) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.
A vast Sahel state of uranium, gold and a very young population, now living with a security and sanctions shock. Niamey's formal economy is small. The countryside is the real labour market and it is under stress.
EE Score: 67.7. EE Score rank: #158 of 165. EE Economy: 73.1. EE Risk: 76.4. EE Growth: 78.7. EE Impact: 54.9. EE Scale: 60.6. EE Score vintage: 2026-10-02. Region: Africa. Population: 28M (rank #55). GDP: $24.8 billion. GDP per capita: $822 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +8.6%. Currency: XOF.