Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Niger

Budget balance in Niger in 2031 — -3%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 188. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2031 -3% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 117of 188
Period maximum 31%2006
Period minimum -6.8%2022

Trend over time

1995–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Niger, 1995–2031-1001020304019951999200320072011201520192023202720311995: -3.2%1996: -0.4%1997: -2.4%1998: -2.2%1999: -4.3%2000: -2.8%2001: -2.6%2002: -2.2%2003: -2.2%2004: -2.8%2005: -1.5%2006: 31%2007: -0.7%2008: 1.1%2009: -3.9%2010: -1%2011: -2.2%2012: -0.8%2013: -1.9%2014: -6.1%2015: -6.7%2016: -4.5%2017: -4.1%2018: -3%2019: -3.6%2020: -4.8%2021: -6.1%2022: -6.8%2023: -5.4%2024: -4.3%2025: -3.3%2026: -3.7%2027: -3%2028: -3%2029: -3%2030: -3%2031: -3%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Niger -3%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Western Africa computed -2.26%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3 +0 pp
2030 -3 +0 pp
2029 -3 +0 pp
2028 -3 +0 pp
2027 -3 +0.7 pp
2026 -3.7 −0.4 pp
2025 -3.3 +1 pp
2024 -4.3 +1.1 pp
2023 -5.4 +1.4 pp
2022 -6.8 −0.7 pp
2021 -6.1 −1.3 pp
2020 -4.8 −1.2 pp
2019 -3.6 −0.6 pp
2018 -3 +1.1 pp
2017 -4.1 +0.4 pp
2016 -4.5 +2.2 pp
2015 -6.7 −0.6 pp
2014 -6.1 −4.2 pp
2013 -1.9 −1.1 pp
2012 -0.8 +1.4 pp
2011 -2.2 −1.2 pp
2010 -1 +2.9 pp
2009 -3.9 −5 pp
2008 1.1 +1.8 pp
2007 -0.7 −31.7 pp
2006 31 +32.5 pp
2005 -1.5 +1.3 pp
2004 -2.8 −0.6 pp
2003 -2.2 +0 pp
2002 -2.2 +0.4 pp
2001 -2.6 +0.2 pp
2000 -2.8 +1.5 pp
1999 -4.3 −2.1 pp
1998 -2.2 +0.2 pp
1997 -2.4 −2 pp
1996 -0.4 +2.8 pp
1995 -3.2

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.