Poverty & Inequality in Niger 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Niger. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 down 33.3% 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 52.4% 110th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 70.2% 51st Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.06 live births per woman 2023 down 18.6% 3rd Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare 2024 up 29.2% 177th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.8% 112th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 89.0% 18th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 2023 down 32.1% 166th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% 2023 down 32.1% 166th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 59.0% 87th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 164.9% 171st Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.591 2023 down 13.3% 12th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.3% 2023 up 4.0% 150th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2246 2023 down 10.6% 8th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2246 2023 down 10.6% 8th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2324 2023 down 8.9% 12th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 18.6% 2021 down 22.5% 7th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 79.7% 2021 down 7.3% 6th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 96.1% 2021 down 1.4% 5th Prosperity gap 11.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 12.4% 7th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.374 2023 up 16.5% 46th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 33.8% 2021 down 14.6% 7th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 61.9% 2021 down 6.6% 6th Population living in slums 70.4% 2022 up 0.1% 10th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.265 2023 up 14.2% 163rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.265 2023 up 14.2% 163rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.265 2023 up 14.2% 163rd Proportion of population below international poverty line 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Three metrics of inequality 55.03 2021 up 3.3% 56th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5503 2021 up 3.3% 56th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 13.39 2023 down 3.8% 172nd Income share held by second 20% 12.4% 2021 down 2.4% 49th Income share held by third 20% 15.9% 2021 down 2.5% 73rd Income share held by fourth 20% 20.8% 2021 down 2.8% 110th Income share held by highest 20% 42.2% 2021 up 3.7% 60th Income share held by highest 10% 27.8% 2021 up 5.3% 52nd Income share held by lowest 10% 3.8% 2021 unchanged 11th Income share held by lowest 20% 8.7% 2021 down 2.2% 23rd Gini index 32.9 2021 up 4.4% 78th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 4.9% 2021 down 14.0% 116th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 5.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 12.6% 13th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 18.6% 2021 down 22.3% 7th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 1.48 2024 down 4.9% 20th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5378 2021 up 3.7% 43rd Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5378 2021 up 3.7% 43rd Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 1.5% 2024 down 5.1% 19th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 935 2017 up 23.5% 156th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 45.2% 2021 up 4.6% 50th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 14.1% 2021 up 15.5% 60th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3286 2021 up 4.5% 75th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 15.07 million people 2021 up 27.4% 10th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 593,850 people 2021 up 112.5% 113th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Page 1 of 2 Next →