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2021
Economic Complexity
Trade -0.62Rank 90 of 131
2021
Economic Complexity
Research -1.49Rank 139 of 140
2021
Product
Exports | Imports $3.78B | $2.33B129 of 226 |  158 of 226
2021
Per Capita Product
Exports | Imports $150 | $92.3134 of 220 |  212 of 220

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Overview In 2021, Niger was the number 127 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 129 in total exports, the number 158 in total imports, the number 196 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 90 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Niger are Gold ($2.7B), Other Oily Seeds ($344M), Radioactive Chemicals ($297M), Refined Petroleum ($235M), and Uranium and Thorium Ore ($36.5M), exporting mostly to United Arab Emirates ($2.68B), China ($344M), France ($197M), Burkina Faso ($123M), and Mali ($110M).

Imports The top imports of Niger are Rice ($275M), Cars ($113M), Rolled Tobacco ($69.3M), Palm Oil ($59.2M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($57.8M), importing mostly from China ($441M), France ($193M), United States ($185M), Nigeria ($180M), and India ($175M).

Location Niger borders Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, and Nigeria by land.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Niger.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Yearly Trade

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Top Export (2021)Gold$2.7B
Top Destination (2021)United Arab Emirates$2.68B

In 2021, Niger exported a total of $3.78B, making it the number 129 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Niger have changed by $2.53B from $1.25B in 2016 to $3.78B in 2021.

The most recent exports are led by Gold ($2.7B), Other Oily Seeds ($344M), Radioactive Chemicals ($297M), Refined Petroleum ($235M), and Uranium and Thorium Ore ($36.5M). The most common destination for the exports of Niger are United Arab Emirates ($2.68B), China ($344M), France ($197M), Burkina Faso ($123M), and Mali ($110M).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2020 - 2021)
United Arab Emirates$927M (+ 53%)
France$155M (+ 369%)
China$119M (+ 53.1%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2020 - 2021)
India$63M (+ 56%)
Nigeria$41M (+ 29.6%)
Turkey$20.7M (+ 30.6%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2020 - 2021)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Niger Exports Services (2013)$115M
Niger Imports Services (2013)$959M

In 2013, Niger exported $115M worth of services. The top services exported by Niger in 2013 were Travel ($87.8M), Transportation ($7.32M), Other business services ($7.16M), Government services, n.i.e. ($5.24M), and Financial services ($3.99M).

The top services imported by Niger in 2013 were Transportation ($658M), Communications services ($69.4M), Construction services ($68M), Other business services ($64.9M), and Travel ($63.3M).

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Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Trade)-0.62Rank 90 of 131
Economic Complexity (Research)-1.49Rank 139 of 140

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Niger has a high level of specialization in Other Oily Seeds (325), Radioactive Chemicals (145), Gold (34.6), Tanned Sheep Hides (18.1), and Onions (17.3). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Niger observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Niger according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Acyclic hydrocarbons (0.28), Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not... (-0.46), Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motorised, whether or not fitted with... (-0.5), Textiles; worn clothing and other worn articles (-0.67), and Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for... (-0.86). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Niger according to the relatedness index, were Manganese Ore (0.06), Tin Ores (0.06), Raw Cotton (0.054), Cocoa Beans (0.052), and Crude Petroleum (0.05). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Niger is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Niger. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Niger exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Niger's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the ⁩⁨nullth to the 90th⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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