Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Niger
Niger: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 9.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Niger, 1962–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monetary sector credit to private sector in Niger is 9.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Niger peaked at 17.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1997.
That places Niger 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Niger, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.7% | — |
| 1963 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 4.6% | +16.8% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | +13.8% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 6.2% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 5.1% | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 5.7% | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 5.9% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 8.5% | +43.7% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | +49.6% |
| 1976 | 11.1% | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +31.9% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | +24.6% |
| 1980 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 15.8% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -33.0% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -45.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -24.4% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +53.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +82.7% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 5.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 13.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 2.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.6% | 13.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More financial sector data for Niger
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,112 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 94.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 9.5% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.04 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 736.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Broad money 17.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 9.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Niger?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Niger was 9.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1997.
- How does Niger rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Niger ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.