Niger Frontier

Economy & industry overview

Niger is a landlocked, low-income West African nation whose economy rests on subsistence agriculture (employing roughly 87% of the labour force), uranium mining, and petroleum extraction. It is one of the world's largest uranium producers and began crude oil exports following the 2011 opening of the Agadem oilfield and the Zinder refinery. The 2023 military coup disrupted external aid flows and strained relations with ECOWAS and Western partners, adding political-risk headwinds to an already fragile fiscal position. GDP growth has nonetheless remained positive, supported by hydrocarbon output and agricultural recovery, though Niger ranks among the lowest countries globally on per-capita income and human development metrics. The economy uses the West African CFA Franc (XOF), pegged to the euro via the BCEAO monetary union.

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Macro

GDP nominal, USD	$19.40B
GDP growth real, annual	6.6%
Inflation annual	7.8%
Population people	27.0M
GDP per capita USD	$693
Market cap total listed, USD	—
Market cap / GDP	—
Unemployment	0.4%
Listed companies	45
Exchange	Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) — Regional Exchange (WAEMU) (BRVM)

Data year: 2024. Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026), World Bank World Development Indicators, FocusEconomics – Niger Country Profile, Wikipedia – Economy of Niger, Trading Economics – Niger, Macrotrends – Niger Unemployment Rate, ILO ILOSTAT – Niger, BRVM Official Website (brvm.org), Wikipedia – BRVM, africanfinancials.com – BRVM Composite.

Local exchange & access

Exchange	Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) — Regional Exchange (WAEMU)
Code	BRVM
Website	www.brvm.org
Currency	XOF

Local broker access

Niger has no domestic stock exchange. Niger is a member state of the regional BRVM (Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières), headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, which serves all eight WAEMU countries. There are no Niger-domiciled companies with primary BRVM listings of material size. International investors seeking BRVM exposure typically access it through brokers licensed by the CREPMF (regional regulator) or online platforms such as MyStocks.Africa that route orders to licensed BRVM dealing members. Direct US-broker access to the BRVM is very limited; specialist frontier-market or pan-African brokers are generally required.

Global brokers with foreign-market access

• Interactive Brokers — Direct access to 90+ markets worldwide, including many emerging exchanges.
• Saxo Bank — Multi-market access across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
• Charles Schwab (Global) — Foreign ordinary shares on select markets; US-listed ADRs and ETFs.
• Fidelity International Trading — International stock trading on a number of developed and emerging markets.

Listed for convenience only — not a recommendation. Available markets, fees and onboarding rules differ by broker and by your country of residence.

Relocation & residency

Foreign-investor access

Niger does not operate a golden visa or investment-migration scheme. Foreign nationals wishing to reside in Niger must apply through standard visa and residency permit channels administered by the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire. The security environment (active Sahel insurgency, post-coup political instability) is a significant practical consideration for relocation. French is the official language.