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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Niger

Niger was Australia’s 172nd-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$900 k; 0.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Niger was the world’s 119th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($21 m, World Bank).

Niger direct investment in Australia

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Total Niger investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Niger

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Total Australian investment in Niger

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Niger
  • Niger in Australia
  • Australia in Niger

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Niger’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Niger → Australia
  • Australia → Niger

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Trade relationship

Australia–Niger trade

Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.

Two-way trade, 2025

A$900 k

172nd largest partner · 0.0%

Goods exports to Niger, 2025

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12 months to July 2026: A$200 k

Goods imports from Niger, 2025

A$900 k

12 months to July 2026: A$600 k

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —
Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

  • Exports to Niger
  • Imports from Niger

Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.

Services trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)

  • Exports to Niger
  • Imports from Niger

Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.

Economic outlook

Niger’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth10.3%6.9%6.7%6.5%6.0%
Inflation9.1%−4.6%0.4%2.0%2.0%
Current account, % GDP−5.6%−5.0%−6.1%−4.0%−3.6%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−4.3%−3.3%−3.7%−3.0%−3.0%
Government gross debt, % GDP47.7%45.4%45.5%44.9%44.7%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Niger
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New Australian FDI in Niger
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Niger globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$21 m · 119th
FDI inflows, 2024
$358 m
GDP, 2025
$21.6 bn
Region · income
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.