Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Niger

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Niger in 2025 — 12.2%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2025 12.2% +1 pp vs 2024
World rank 95of 132
Period maximum 22%1999
Period minimum 6.5%1965

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Niger, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8%1962: 8.6%1964: 7.4%1966: 7.1%1968: 8.5%1970: 8.7%1972: 9.3%1974: 8.2%1976: 13%1978: 11.6%1980: 10.4%1982: 11.3%1984: 10.2%1986: 11.3%1988: 15.5%1990: 20.9%1992: 19.9%1994: 19.6%1996: 19.8%1998: 19.9%2000: 20.7%2002: 18.6%2004: 19.5%2006: 16.9%2008: 17.1%2010: 15.5%2012: 15.1%2014: 17.9%2016: 14.6%2018: 14.1%2020: 14.8%2022: 14.7%2024: 11.2%2025: 12.2%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Niger

Niger 12.2%
Western Africa computed 12.3%
Low-income countries computed 12.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.2 +1 pp
2024 11.2 −1.2 pp
2023 12.4 −2.4 pp
2022 14.7 −0.2 pp
2021 14.9 +0.1 pp
2020 14.8 +0.7 pp
2019 14.1 +0 pp
2018 14.1 +0.2 pp
2017 13.8 −0.7 pp
2016 14.6 −1.9 pp
2015 16.5 −1.4 pp
2014 17.9 +2.6 pp
2013 15.3 +0.2 pp
2012 15.1 −1.3 pp
2011 16.4 +0.9 pp
2010 15.5 −2.9 pp
2009 18.3 +1.2 pp
2008 17.1 −0.1 pp
2007 17.2 +0.3 pp
2006 16.9 −0.9 pp
2005 17.8 −1.7 pp
2004 19.5 +1 pp
2003 18.4 −0.2 pp
2002 18.6 −0.5 pp
2001 19.1 −1.6 pp
2000 20.7 −1.3 pp
1999 22 +2 pp
1998 19.9 −0.6 pp
1997 20.5 +0.7 pp
1996 19.8 +0.6 pp
1995 19.3 −0.3 pp
1994 19.6 −1.9 pp
1993 21.5 +1.6 pp
1992 19.9 +0.2 pp
1991 19.6 −1.3 pp
1990 20.9 +5.2 pp
1989 15.7 +0.2 pp
1988 15.5 +4.3 pp
1987 11.2 −0.1 pp
1986 11.3 +0.5 pp
1985 10.8 +0.6 pp
1984 10.2 −1 pp
1983 11.2 −0.1 pp
1982 11.3 +0.4 pp
1981 10.9 +0.6 pp
1980 10.4 −1 pp
1979 11.4 −0.2 pp
1978 11.6 −2.7 pp
1977 14.3 +1.3 pp
1976 13 +2.2 pp
1975 10.8 +2.6 pp
1974 8.2 −0.5 pp
1973 8.6 −0.7 pp
1972 9.3 +1.1 pp
1971 8.2 −0.4 pp
1970 8.7 −0.1 pp
1969 8.7 +0.3 pp
1968 8.5 +0.4 pp
1967 8 +0.9 pp
1966 7.1 +0.6 pp
1965 6.5 −0.9 pp
1964 7.4 −0.2 pp
1963 7.6 −1 pp
1962 8.6 −0.7 pp
1961 9.2 +1.2 pp
1960 8

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.