Country
Niger NER
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.6
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap85.6
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.8
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth79.8
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity—
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance28.6
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Niger sovereign credibility, in brief
Niger scores 58.7 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 6 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 88th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI -1.0% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (59/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 6/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 88th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Tanzania 59.5
- Benin 59.2
- Liberia 58.5
- Burkina Faso 58.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +2.2%
- as of 2026-10-11
Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 103.3 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -6.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 1.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 7.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 58.9K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -61.2% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 3.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 33.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 0.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 0.4% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 27.5% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $775 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 79.6% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -1.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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