Niger

1. Country / Territory Brief

Niger is a LDC and the geographically largest country in West Africa. Its economy is essentially based on internal markets,

subsistence agriculture, and the export of raw commodities: food stuffs to neighbouring countries and raw minerals (uranium

especially with AREVA) to world markets. Niger is a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and

the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as well as an eligible country for assistance under the Enhanced

Integrated Framework.

The Nigerien government in its new national development plan (PDES) has highlighted the private sector and trade as major

potential motors of the country’s economic growth. The government has recently requested ITC assistance for the elaboration of

a consolidated program aiming at boosting Niger’s trade performance in specific sectors such as onions and dried meat (kilichi),

especially in regional markets.

2. People and Economy

2.1 People

Total population

(growth rates per annum) 14,737,895 in 2012 with growth rates of 3.9% p.a during 2008-2012

Population density

(people per sq. km of

land area)

12 in 2012

Female population 49.7% in 2012

Population below 15

years of age 50.0% in 2008 ; 49.6% in 2012

Urban population 17.3% in 2012

Population living below

$1.25 a day at purchasing

power parity (PPP)

43.6% in 2012

Ranking in the Human

Development Index (HDI) 186 out of 186 in 2012

Evolution of the Human

Development Index (HDI)

Source: United Nations Development Programme Human Development Indicators

Note: The Human Development Index measures the overall development of a nation and ranges from 0 (low level of

development) to 1 (highest level of development). The United Nations Development Programme (http://hdr.undp.org)

provides a detailed explanation. ITC Regional group refers to ITC definition

Health Life expectancy at birth (years) (57); Mortality rate, under-5 (per thousand live births) (113.5) in

2012

Education Education index - expected and mean years of schooling (rank) ( 185 out of 191) in 2012

Income level NA

Inequality Inequality-adjusted HDI (rank) (131 out of 191)in 2012

Poverty Multidimensional Poverty Index (rank)( 1 out of 191) in 2012

Gender Gender inequality index (rank) (3 out of 191) in 2012

Sustainability NA

2.2 Economy

Evolution of GDP

(constant 2005 US$)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI)

Note: ITC calculations based on the World Bank WDI

Evolution of GDP per capita

(constant 2005 US$)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI)

Note: ITC calculations based on the World Bank WDI

Aid Dependency

(Official Development Assistance/Gross

National Income)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI)

Note: ITC calculations based on the World Bank WDI. Regional group

refers to ITC definition

Remittances as a Share of GDP

2004 2008 2012

Remittance ($ millions) 60 94 0

Remittance (% GDP) 195.6 174.5 0

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI)

Note: ITC calculations based on World Bank WDI, IMF BOP statistics,

and "6,976 to be read 6'976"

3. Trade Performance

3.1 General Trade Performance

3.1.1 Evolution of Trade Ratio to GDP - Goods

3.1.2 Evolution of Trade Ratio to GDP - Services

3.1.3 Evolution of Total Trade

3.1.4 Trade Map

3.1.5 Export and Import by Leading Destination - Export

3.1.6 Export and Import by Leading Destination - Import

3.1.7 Evolution of Exports and Imports by Destination - Export

3.1.8 Evolution of Exports and Imports by Destination - Import

3.1.9 Total Export Growth

Source: ITC, calculations based on ITC’s Trade Competitiveness Map data.

Note:Graph shows decomposition of the country’s export growth in value terms by diversification pattern over the indicated

period.

3.1.10 Marginal Export Growth

Source: ITC, calculations based on ITC’s Trade Competitiveness Map data.

Note:Graph shows decomposition of the country’s export growth in value by structural driving effects over the indicated period.

Values are in US$ thousands.

3.1.11 Composition of Trade in Services - Export

3.1.12 Composition of Trade in Services - Import

3.1.13 Evolution of FDI

3.2 Sector Trade Performance

3.2.1 Sectoral Diversification in Products - Export

3.2.2 Sectoral Diversification in Products - Import

3.2.3 Sectoral Diversification in Destinations - Export

3.2.4 Sectoral Diversification in Destinations - Import

Sectoral diversification in origin for Niger's imports

Sector

Sector's

import

growth

in value

(% p.a)

2009-

2013

Share of top 3

supplying

countries in

sector’s imports

List of the top 3 supplying countries

2009 2013 2009 2013

Fresh food 28.3 % 72.3 % 70.7 % Thailand ; Pakistan ; Viet Nam India ; Pakistan ; Thailand

Processed food 18.0 % 38.5 % 33.1 % Nigeria ; Malaysia ; France Nigeria ; France ; Brazil

Wood products 13.5 % 64.1 % 71.0 % Ghana ; China ; France Ghana ; Côte d'Ivoire ; China

Leather products 11.1 % 91.9 % 89.9 % China ; France ; Nigeria China ; Côte d'Ivoire ; France

Electronic components 7.1 % 86.9 % 66.6 % China ; France ; United States of

America

China ; France ; United States of

America

Transport equipment 5.1 % 71.0 % 72.8 % Japan ; China ; Germany Japan ; China ; United States of

America

Chemicals 4.3 % 54.2 % 55.8 % France ; United States of

America ; China China ; France ; India

Basic manufactures -0.4 % 76.1 % 74.6 % China ; Togo ; France Togo ; China ; France

Textiles -3.3 % 71.0 % 77.8 % China ; Area Nes ; Côte d'Ivoire Netherlands ; China ; Côte

d'Ivoire

Clothing -8.0 % 97.6 % 84.9 % China ; France ; United States of China ; France ; Togo

3.2.5 Sectors by World Demand - Export

3.2.6 Sectors by World Demand - Import

3.2.7 Trade Performance Index

4. Trade Strategy and Policy

4.1 Trade and Development Strategies

Year Strategy name Sector

2011

ECOWAS Mango Export Strategy

The Mango Export Strategy for the Economic

Community of Western African States...

Mango

2010

UEMOA Cotton and Textile Strategy

The strategy aims to increase exports and productivity

of the cotton sector...

Cotton, Garment Industry, Textile Industry

2008

Modernizine Trade during a Mining Boom

The DTIS aims at providing a broad overview of the key

challenges...

Onion, Cowpeas, Sesame, Souchet, Arabic Gum, Livestock,

Hides and Skins, Tourism, Handicrafts, Uranium, Gold

2008

UNDAF Niger 2009-2013

The UNDAF is alligned with the Accelerated

Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy...

2007

Accelerated Development and Poverty Reduction

Strategy

The document first provides an overview of the causes

and characteristics of...

2006

Plan d'Action de la Stratégie de Développement Rural

The document provides plan of actions for the

implementation of the Rural Development Strategy of

Niger.

4.2 Domestic and Foreign Market Access

4.3 Trade Facilitation

Logistics Performance Index (LPI): Country Comparison

Source: World Bank, Logistics Performance Index (LPI)

Logistics Performance Index – Evolution

Source: World Bank, Logistics Performance Index (LPI)

4.4 Business and Regulatory Environment

Multilateral Trade Instruments

Abstract

The Trade Treaties Map tool is a web-based system on multilateral

trade treaties and instruments designed to assist trade support

institutions (TSIs) and policymakers in optimizing their country's legal

framework on international trade

Instrument

ratified : 82 / 266 instruments

Ratification

rate : 30.8%

Weighted

score : 38.9/100

Ratification

Rate Rank

Weighted

Score

Rank

In World : 134 / 193 143 /

193

In Region : Sub-

Saharan

Africa

23/ 47 27/ 47

Development

level :

Least

developed

country

17/ 48 20/ 48

Graph

Presents a visual illustration breaking down a country’s ratification level

according to various categories and compares it to the world average.

Instruments ratified Click here for a full list and more details about these

multi-lateral trade instruments

5. ITC and the Country/Territory

5.1 ITC Projects

5.1.1 Current projects

Coordination of African Regional Cotton Sector Strategies Implementation

5.1.2 Recent projects

Banker Forum (fr)

Expansion du commerce intra et inter-regional entre les Etats Members de la CEMAC, de l'UEMOA et les Trois Francophones

Mekong (fr)

IA81 - PACT2 - Design of ECOWAS-TEN network of trade experts

Strengthening the pineapple export value chain in selected West African countires

ECOWAS Regional trade information networks

PACT 2 - ECOWAS Regional Private Sector Apex Bodies for Public-Private Dialogue

PACT 2 - ECOWAS Networks of National and Regional TSIs

PACT 2 - ECOWAS Sector Strategy

PACT 2 - ECOWAS Market Analysis and Sector Prioritization

PACT 2 - ECOWAS Improved Technical Capacities and RBM Operations

Expansion du commerce intra et inter-regional pour les pays francophones du Mekong

5.2 Events

5.2.1 Upcoming events

No data

5.2.2 Recent events

No data

5.3 ITC Contacts

Aissatou DIALLO

Senior Trade Promotion Officer

+41 22 730 0284

diallo@intracen.org

Ruben PHOOLCHUND

Chief, Office for Africa

+41 22 730 0508

phoolchund@intracen.org

6. Trade Information Sources and

Contacts

6.1 Trade Information Sources

This section provides a list of country specific print and online publications on trade-related topics, including both ITC and

external sources.

6.1.1 ITC publications

Expansion du commerce intra- et inter-régional entre les pays membres de la CEMAC et de l' UEMOA: Rapport de

l'atelier de lancement

Buyers/Sellers Meeting on Food, Agricultural product, Water and Sanitation, Shelter, Personnel Protection and

Household Items

Réseau d'information commerciale et de gestion d'opportunités d'affaires - Mission d'évaluation et de présentation

du projet dans les différents points focaux de l'UEMOA

Niger: Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur le bois et ses produits dérivés

Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur le bois et ses produits dérivés au Niger - la première partie de l'étude est consacrée à

l'analyse de la branche d'activité...

Analyse statistique des flux des échanges commerciaux intra- et inter- régionaux de la CEMAC et de l'UEMOA -

Livres scolaires, produits de l'édition et de la diffusion (résumé)

Rencontre acheteurs/vendeurs sur les produits alimentaires et agricoles, l'eau et l'assainissement, l'hébergement,

les articles de protection personnelle et de ménage

Niger: Evaluation de l'état des connaissances et de l'utilisation des nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la

communication (NTIC) liées au commerce

Rencontre acheteurs/vendeurs sur le bois et ses produits dérivés

Niger: Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur les textiles et l'habillement

Etude de l'offre et la demande de textiles et d'habillement au Niger - dans la première partie consacrée à l'offre, l'étude fournit

une description des produits couverts et examine la...

Réseau d'information commerciale et de gestion d'opportunités d'affaires - Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sénégal

Sénégal: Rencontre acheteurs/vendeurs sur les livres scolaires, l'édition et la diffusion

Expansion du commerce intra- et inter-régional entre les pays membres de la CEMAC et de l' UEMOA: Rapport de

l'atelier de lancement

Stratégie révisée de mise en oeuvre de l'agenda pour la competitivié de la filière coton-textile dans l'UEMOA 2011-

2020

Document traitant de la stratégie révisée pour la mise en oeuvre de l'agenda pour la competitivié de la filière coton-textile dans

les pays de l'UEMOA - présente les objectifs opérationnels...

Niger: Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur les produits alimentaires

Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur les produits alimentaires au Niger - identifie les produits alimentaires présentant un

potentiel d'exportation à travers l'analyse du secteur agricole du pays...

Analyse statistique des flux des échanges commerciaux intra- et inter-régionaux de la CEMAC et de l'UEMOA

Analyse statistique des flux des échanges commerciaux intra- et inter-régionaux de la CEMAC et de l'UEMOA: Livres

scolaires, produits de l'édition et de la diffusion

6.1.2 Selected printed information sources

2007 SPS Capacity in Liberia

2007 SPS Synthesis Report : Summary of SPS and Food Safety Performance of Non-UEMOA Countries in West Africa

2006 SPS Capacity in Guinea

2009 Rapport annuel / Banque centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

2006 - Kyambalesa H; Houngnikpo M C Economic Integration and Development in Africa

2003 Etude d'identification et de promotion d'unités industrielles régionales dans la filière coton de l'UEMOA: Rapport final

2001 Recueil des textes officiels de l'UEMOA relatifs aux finances publiques des pays de la zone

2003 Etude visant l'élimination ou l'atténuation des effets des distorsions subies par les pays de l'UEMOA sur le marché

international du coton fibre causées par les subventions pratiquées par les pays développés producteurs de coton, notamment

les Etats-Unis d'Amérique et les pays de l'Union Européenne

2007 - Kima B Etude du marché du beurre de karité et de ses produits dérivés dans les pays du Burkina Faso, du Mali, du

Niger, de la Sierra Leonne et de la Guinée : Rapport de synthèse

2006 West African Financial Flows and Opportunities for People and Small Businesses

1996 - Webster L; Fidler P, eds. Informal Sector and Microfinance Institutions in West Africa

2009 Trade Policy Review : Niger and Senegal

2006 Cotton in West Africa : The Economic and Social Stakes

2008 - D'Alessandro S Evaluation sous-régionale de la chaîne de valeurs oignon/échalote en Afrique de l'Ouest

2006 Manuel qualité pour les filières cotonnières UEMOA

2006 - Sy, Amadou N R Financial Integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union

1986 Traité instituant la Communauté économique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et protocoles annexes. - Mis à jour

2006 EPA Negotiations, West Africa : Executive Brief

2006 - Alaba, Olumuyiwa B EU-ECOWAS EPA : Regional Integration, Trade Facilitation and Development in West Africa

2006 SPS Capacity in Sierra Leone

2010 Trucking to West Africa's Landlocked Countries : Market Structure and Conduct

2009 - Twerefou D K Mineral Exploitation, Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Development in EAC, SADC and

ECOWAS Regions

2006 Overview of the Regional EPA Negotiations : West Africa-EU Economic Partnership Agreement

2007 - Ramirez G; Tsangarides C G Competitiveness in the CFA Franc Zone

2006 Le coton en Afrique de l'Ouest : Un enjeu économique et social

2008 Perfil de la Industria Paraguaya de Software

2009 Characteristics of Malaysia's Animal Feed Market

2014 Perspectives on Global Development 2014: Boosting Productivity to Meet the Middle-Income Challenge

2010 Mobilizing Aid for Trade for SPS-Related Technical Cooperation in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region

2010 Leather Garments in the EU

2006 Overview of the Current State of Organic Agriculture in Kenya, Uganda and the Republic of Tanzania and the

Opportunities for Regional Harmonization

2007 Export Diversification and Value Addition for Human Development : Addressing the Impact of the Agreement on Textiles

and Clothing Expiration on Cambodia

2006 - Ruffing, Lorraine Deepening Development Through Business Linkages

2012 OECD Economic Surveys: Chile

2005 - Magder, D Egypt after the Multi-Fiber Arrangement: Global Apparel and Textile Supply Chains as a Route for Industrial

Upgrading

2006 Bangladesh: Furniture Export Market Sector Brief

2012 Cotton Contamination Surveys, 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011

2006 - Boutou, Olivier Management de la sécurité des aliments : De l'HACCP à l'ISO 22000

2006 Trading up : Economic Perspectives on Development Issues in the Multilateral Trading System

2004 Perfiles de mercado para productos bolivianos en los mercados de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México,

Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela

2010 Vietnam: Oilseeds and Products

2007 Organic Farming in the Czech Republic: 2007 Yearbook

2007 - Gibbon P; Bolwig S Economics of Certified of Organic Farming in Tropical Africa: A Preliminary Assessment

2006 The Relationship of Third-party Certification (TPC) to Sanitary / Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures and the International

Agri-Food Trade; Case Study: Guatemala- with Emphasis on Food Safety

2007 - Ismail F Mainstreaming Development in the WTO : Developing Countries in the Doha Round

2009 Market Report. Focus on the Nordic Market - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

2001 - Karlöf, Bengt Benchlearning : Good Examples as a Lever for Development

2003 - Martin W; Pangestu M, eds. Options for Global Trade Reform : A View from the Asia-Pacific

2010 L'industrie sri lankaise du textile-habillement

2000 - Hauber, Christiane Formation, Prevention & Determination of Cr (VI) in Leather

6.1.3 Selected online information sources

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) = Communauté économique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

(CEDEAO)

Organisation africaine de la propriété intellectuelle = African Intellectual Property Organization

APE - CEDEAO

ESOKO

OHADA

1995 Annuaire des entreprises du Niger

ECOWAS Press Releases

Investir en Zone Franc

OHADA LEGIS

Réseau des Systèmes d'Information des Marchés en Afrique de l'Ouest

West African Monetary Institute = Institut monétaire de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

African Regional Organization for Standardization (ARSO)

ProKarite

6.2 Trade Contacts

Official Name Address City Phone Number Fax

Number Email Website

Projet de promotion des exportations

agropastorales (PPEAP) Quartier Terminus Niamey +227 73625600227 738661

+227738663

papeap@intnet.ne

www.nigerexport.ne

Centre des Metièrs du Cuir et d'Arts du

Niger

Avenue des

Sultans Niamey 227 20 72 23 44 227 20 7223 44

cmcan_niger@yahoo.fr

http://www.cmcan-niger.com

Le Salon International de l'Artisanat

pour la Femme

237 rue de la

Mekrou Niamey 227 20 72 51 53 227 20 7251 73

safem@intnet.ne

http://www.safem.info/

Chambre de commerce, d'agriculture,

d'industrie et d'artisanat

168 Place de la

concertation Niamey +227 20732210 +22720734668

ccian@intnet.ne

http://www.ccaian.org

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