Mineral rents in Niger
Niger: Mineral rents was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mineral rents in Niger, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.8% for mineral rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 297.8% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Niger peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Niger ranks 49th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral rents in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +614.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -69.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +71.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +132.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -25.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +433.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -83.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -30.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -98.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +121.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -55.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1871.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +862.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -57.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -50.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +40.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +466.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -79.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +135.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +297.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More energy & mining data for Niger
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (2024)
- Gas production 0.2899 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 10.72 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.2899 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Niger?
- Mineral rents in Niger was 0.8% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for mineral rents?
- Niger ranks 49th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.