Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Niger
Niger: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 5.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Niger, 1992–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2021, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Niger stood at 5.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Niger peaked at 6.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.47 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1992.
Niger ranks 13th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.47 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.65 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.69 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.51 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 10 Kenya 8.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 11 Malawi 7.10 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 12 Ghana 5.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 14 Burundi 4.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 15 South Africa 3.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 16 United States 3.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.591 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2246 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2246 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2324 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.374 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Niger?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Niger was 5.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2005.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1992.
- How does Niger rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Niger ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.