Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Niger
Niger: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 26,370 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Niger, 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Niger is 26,370 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Niger peaked at 37,213 current LCU per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -4,944 current LCU per person, in 1982.
Niger ranks 86th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 425.36 current LCU per person | — |
| 1963 | 447.98 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 224.1 current LCU per person | -50.0% |
| 1965 | -94.82 current LCU per person | -142.3% |
| 1966 | -32.17 current LCU per person | -66.1% |
| 1967 | 28.48 current LCU per person | -188.5% |
| 1968 | -23.07 current LCU per person | -181.0% |
| 1969 | 383.08 current LCU per person | -1760.4% |
| 1970 | 962.1 current LCU per person | +151.2% |
| 1971 | 1,805 current LCU per person | +87.6% |
| 1972 | 2,242 current LCU per person | +24.2% |
| 1973 | 2,364 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 2,061 current LCU per person | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 1,852 current LCU per person | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 3,196 current LCU per person | +72.5% |
| 1977 | 3,946 current LCU per person | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 3,001 current LCU per person | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 2,627 current LCU per person | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 463.04 current LCU per person | -82.4% |
| 1981 | 1,823 current LCU per person | +293.8% |
| 1982 | -4,944 current LCU per person | -371.1% |
| 1983 | -4,378 current LCU per person | -11.4% |
| 1984 | -1,801 current LCU per person | -58.9% |
| 1985 | -434.77 current LCU per person | -75.9% |
| 1986 | 685.95 current LCU per person | -257.8% |
| 1987 | 1,716 current LCU per person | +150.2% |
| 1988 | 3,267 current LCU per person | +90.4% |
| 1989 | 2,474 current LCU per person | -24.3% |
| 1990 | 2,737 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 2,611 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 2,731 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2,184 current LCU per person | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 1,685 current LCU per person | -22.8% |
| 1995 | 1,568 current LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 513.74 current LCU per person | -67.2% |
| 1997 | -727.75 current LCU per person | -241.7% |
| 1998 | -1,572 current LCU per person | +116.0% |
| 1999 | -2,307 current LCU per person | +46.8% |
| 2000 | -422.53 current LCU per person | -81.7% |
| 2001 | 2,134 current LCU per person | -605.0% |
| 2002 | 2,094 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5,144 current LCU per person | +145.7% |
| 2004 | 3,479 current LCU per person | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 4,098 current LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 11,618 current LCU per person | +183.5% |
| 2007 | 15,020 current LCU per person | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 18,145 current LCU per person | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 12,167 current LCU per person | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 17,509 current LCU per person | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 13,918 current LCU per person | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 23,396 current LCU per person | +68.1% |
| 2013 | 28,792 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 36,638 current LCU per person | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 29,656 current LCU per person | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 27,546 current LCU per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 20,612 current LCU per person | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 19,066 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 32,402 current LCU per person | +69.9% |
| 2020 | 27,581 current LCU per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 31,598 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 37,213 current LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 25,463 current LCU per person | -31.6% |
| 2024 | 20,311 current LCU per person | -20.2% |
| 2025 | 26,370 current LCU per person | +29.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 26,370 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,966 current LCU per person, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 26,370 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,204 current LCU per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +1760.4% | -23.07 current LCU per person | 383.08 current LCU per person |
| 2001 | +605.0% | -422.53 current LCU per person | 2,134 current LCU per person |
| 1982 | -371.1% | 1,823 current LCU per person | -4,944 current LCU per person |
| 1981 | +293.8% | 463.04 current LCU per person | 1,823 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169.87 current LCU per person | -94.82 current LCU per person | 447.98 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 2,406 current LCU per person | 962.1 current LCU per person | 3,946 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -112.89 current LCU per person | -4,944 current LCU per person | 3,267 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 942.31 current LCU per person | -2,307 current LCU per person | 2,737 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,348 current LCU per person | -422.53 current LCU per person | 18,145 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,953 current LCU per person | 13,918 current LCU per person | 36,638 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,089 current LCU per person | 20,311 current LCU per person | 37,213 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More financial sector data for Niger
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9039 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Niger?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Niger was 26,370 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 37,213 current LCU per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,944 current LCU per person in 1982.
- How does Niger rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Niger ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.