Economic Indicators for Niger


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Current account balance-16.20-14.071.15-18.03Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index126.25121.75126.2519.61
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )3.704.2336.04-7.80Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate5.145.3010.794.74%
Interest rates4.753.445.77-4.67Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )69.9188.6588.6559.82
Human Capital Index0.320.320.320.32Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered931.00759.00931.00759.00Number
Time required to start a business10.0010.0036.008.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse98.0098.00325.0098.00Days
Armed forces Personnel10,000.0010,000.0010,700.002,200.00Total
Exports of goods and services8.838.5228.548.52Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services21.5922.8138.1315.19Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1715171USD Billions
GDP Growth2.5011.9013.47-16.82Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.270.290.540.12Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.030.040.050.02Per 1,000 people
Labor force10,188,982.009,778,441.0010,188,982.003,595,455.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education5.365.327.303.28Percentage (%)
Fertility rate6.756.827.936.75Total
Population2827286Thousands