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Niger

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Ali Lamine Zeine
Prime Minister of Niger · National Movement for the Development of Society
2023–present wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
Abdourahamane Tiani in office
President of Niger
2023–present government_of_niger retrieved 2026-08-24
Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
Prime Minister of Niger · Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
2021–2023 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
Mohamed Bazoum
President of Niger · Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
2021–2023 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
Mahamadou Issoufou
President of Niger · Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
2011–2021 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
Brigi Rafini
Prime Minister of Niger · Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
2011–2021 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
Mahamadou Danda
Prime Minister of Niger · National Movement for the Development of Society
2010–2011 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
Salou Djibo
President of Niger · Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy
2010–2011 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24

How a head of state came to power is not recorded in this dataset, and is not inferred here.

Parliamentary elections

2025-05-01 Niger Advisory Council for the Refoundation May 2025 Election latest
Seats
194
Women elected
19.6%
year 2025 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
2020-12-27 Niger National Assembly December 2020 Election
67.3% turnout
Seats
166
Registered
7,446,556
Voters
5,010,305
Parties with seats
19
Women elected
25.9%
year 2020 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
2016-02-21 Niger National Assembly February 2016 Election
66.4% turnout
Seats
171
Registered
7,574,958
Voters
5,029,702
Parties with seats
16
Women elected
14.6%
year 2016 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
2011-01-31 Niger National Assembly January 2011 Election
year 2011 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
2009-10-20 Niger National Assembly October 2009 Election
year 2009 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
2004-12-04 Niger National Assembly December 2004 Election
year 2004 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24

Constitutions

Governance indicators

Battle-related deaths reported outcome year 2024 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 952.0people
Control of corruption year 2024 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 35.4score 0-100
Government effectiveness year 2024 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 36.4score 0-100
Intentional homicides reported outcome year 2012 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 4.4per 100,000 people
Internally displaced, new displacements by conflict reported outcome year 2023 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 181,000.0people
Political stability and absence of violence year 2024 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 35.8score 0-100
Political stability estimate year 2024 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 -1.8-2.5 to +2.5
Regulatory quality year 2024 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 42.8score 0-100
Rule of law year 2024 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 40.7score 0-100
Voice and accountability year 2024 Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures) retrieved 2026-07-28 39.9score 0-100

These are the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators. Freedom House ratings are not collected by this observatory and are therefore not shown.

Country evolution timeline 2001–2026

Dated political, economic, and security records only. Each item keeps its source and retrieval date where the upstream table provides it. Latest retrieval 2026-08-24

Politics19 Economy6 Security5
  1. 2025 Economy 7.0% Latest GDP growth GDP growth (annual %) year 2025 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  2. 2025 Economy -4.5% Latest inflation Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) year 2025 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  3. 2025 Economy $775 Latest GDP per capita GDP per capita (current US$) year 2025 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  4. 2025 Security 1,117 Latest organized-violence fatalities Organized violence fatalities, total (best estimate) year 2025 ucdp_organized_violence_cy_26_1 retrieved 2026-08-24
  5. 2025 Politics Niger Advisory Council for the Refoundation May 2025 Election year 2025 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
  6. 2025 Politics ECOWAS membership ended Economic Community of West African States year 2025 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  7. 2024 Security 1,235 Highest organized-violence fatalities Organized violence fatalities, total (best estimate) year 2024 ucdp_organized_violence_cy_26_1 retrieved 2026-08-24
  8. 2023 Security 181,000 Latest conflict displacement Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence year 2023 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  9. 2023 Security 181,000 Conflict displacement peak Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence year 2023 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  10. 2023 Politics Ali Lamine Zeine Prime Minister of Niger year 2023 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  11. 2023 Politics Abdourahamane Tiani President of Niger year 2023 government_of_niger retrieved 2026-08-24
  12. 2022 Economy 12.2% Growth peak GDP growth (annual %) year 2022 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  13. 2021 Politics Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou Prime Minister of Niger year 2021 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  14. 2021 Politics Mohamed Bazoum President of Niger year 2021 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  15. 2020 Politics Niger National Assembly December 2020 Election 67.3% turnout year 2020 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
  16. 2016 Politics Niger National Assembly February 2016 Election 66.4% turnout year 2016 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
  17. 2012 Security 4 Latest homicide rate Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) year 2012 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  18. 2011 Politics Mahamadou Issoufou President of Niger year 2011 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  19. 2011 Politics Brigi Rafini Prime Minister of Niger year 2011 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  20. 2011 Politics Niger National Assembly January 2011 Election year 2011 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
  21. 2010 Politics Mahamadou Danda Prime Minister of Niger year 2010 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  22. 2010 Politics Salou Djibo President of Niger year 2010 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  23. 2010 Politics Constitution enacted in force year 2010 National constitutions (Constitute Project) retrieved 2026-07-28
  24. 2009 Politics Niger National Assembly October 2009 Election year 2009 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
  25. 2009 Politics Ali Badjo Gamatié Prime Minister of Niger year 2009 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  26. 2009 Politics Albadé Abouba Prime Minister of Niger year 2009 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  27. 2008 Economy 11.3% Inflation peak Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) year 2008 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  28. 2007 Politics Seyni Oumarou Prime Minister of Niger year 2007 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
  29. 2004 Economy 0.4% Growth trough GDP growth (annual %) year 2004 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
  30. 2004 Politics Niger National Assembly December 2004 Election year 2004 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
Organized-violence fatalities per year (UCDP)
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ucdp_organized_violence_cy_26_1 retrieved 2026-08-24