Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Niger
Niger: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 13.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.39
Change on year
up 25.2%
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
15.57
in 2020
All-time low
5.46
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Niger stood at 13.39.
The figure is up 25.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Niger peaked at 15.57 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.46, in 2000.
That places Niger 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.46 | — |
| 2001 | 5.83 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 6.45 | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 7.67 | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 8.41 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 9.59 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 9.94 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 11.25 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 13.08 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 13.18 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.04 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.34 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 13.81 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 13.92 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.72 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.42 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 13.27 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.06 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 14.99 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.7 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.57 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 15.05 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 10.69 | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 13.39 | +25.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 13.39 is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.3, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 13.39 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.99, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.09 | 5.46 | 13.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.93 | 13.04 | 14.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.68 | 10.69 | 15.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Niger?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Niger was 13.39 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15.57 in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.46 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Niger ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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