Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Niger
Niger: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 99.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Niger, 2006–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Niger stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Niger peaked at 99.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2006.
Niger ranks 13th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.4% | — |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 73.4% | 91.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 74.1% | 99.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Niger?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Niger was 99.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Niger ranks 13th out of 125 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release