Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Niger
Niger: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Niger stood at 1.5%.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Niger peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2002.
Niger ranks 19th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +34.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -34.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -35.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +12.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 16 Somalia 1.9% compare
- 17 Lesotho 1.7% compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 1.5% compare
- 20 Syria 1.5% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 1.4% compare
- 22 Madagascar 1.3% 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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Niger?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Niger was 1.5% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
- How does Niger rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Niger ranks 19th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).