Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3286 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.3286
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
75th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4439
in 2005
All-time low
0.3145
in 2011
Years of data
8
1992–2021
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 1992–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.3286 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 0.4439 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3145, in 2011.
Niger ranks 75th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3604 | — |
| 1994 | 0.4146 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4439 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.373 | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3145 | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3428 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3726 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3286 | -11.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.3286 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 88% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.3286 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3875 | 0.3604 | 0.4146 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4085 | 0.373 | 0.4439 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3433 | 0.3145 | 0.3726 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3286 | 0.3286 | 0.3286 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 72 Spain 0.3341 compare
- 73 Thailand 0.3332 compare
- 74 South Korea 0.3291 compare
- 76 Serbia 0.3282 compare
- 77 Uzbekistan 0.3266
- 78 United Kingdom 0.3242 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 0.3286 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4439 in 2005.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3145 in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.