Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Niger
Niger: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Niger, 1975–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, military expenditure in Niger stood at 2.1%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Niger peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1981.
Niger ranks 63rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.9% | — |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +94.0% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -21.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +66.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +25.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 2.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 2.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.3%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +94.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Niger?
- Military expenditure in Niger was 2.1% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1981.
- How does Niger rank for military expenditure?
- Niger ranks 63rd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product