Niger

Sub-Saharan Africa · Niamey

Rank #125 of 173

27.4Strength score

Photos

Niger Army 322nd Parachute Regiment — Niger Army 322nd Parachute RegimentU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Larson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

HMS Niger (1759) — HMS Niger (1759)Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

U S military equipment is carefully loaded onto a U S Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger (8469432) — U S military equipment is carefully loaded onto a U S Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger (8469432)Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dyer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance73
Air power—
Manpower62
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $489M #112
Budget as % of GDP: 2.14% #63
Spending per person: $18 #135
GDP: $21.6B #128
Population: 27,917,831 #54

Manpower

Active personnel: 10,000 (World Bank figure) #134
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 10,000 #134

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)