Average inflation measured by CPI rose 275% to 4.40% in Niger in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Niger reached an all time high of 35.5% in 1994 and an all time low of -6.64% in 1987. When compared to Niger's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Algeria amounted to 3.50%, 2.80% in Chad, 22.3% in Libya and 0.499% in Mali in 2020.
Niger has been ranked 49th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 108 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
Algeria | % | 7.23% | 9.74% | 8.68% | 9.30% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | % | 3.86% | 14.2% | 1.50% | 1.00% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | % | 2.26% | 4.58% | 2.78% | 2.56% | 2.06% | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | % | -0.773% | 4.94% | 3.10% | 3.03% | 2.97% | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | % | 4.50% | 8.50% | 12.0% | 8.05% | 7.10% | ||||||||||||||||
Libya | % | 2.77% | 5.52% | 4.05% | 3.04% | 3.04% | ||||||||||||||||
Mali | % | 3.81% | 8.00% | 3.00% | 2.50% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Mauritania | % | 3.77% | 7.10% | 7.75% | 5.75% | 5.75% | ||||||||||||||||
Morocco | % | 1.40% | 6.20% | 4.10% | 2.19% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | % | 3.84% | 4.51% | 3.00% | 2.50% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | % | 17.0% | 18.9% | 17.3% | 12.6% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | % | 3.09% | 8.83% | 4.85% | 3.46% | 2.27% | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | % | 359% | 155% | 76.9% | 34.8% | 21.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | % | 5.71% | 8.08% | 8.49% | 7.86% | 6.72% |