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Figure1. RealGDP Growth
(In percent)
-8.00
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-4.00
-2.00
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12.00
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO NIGER, FY1999–200333
I. OVERVIEW
A. Background
1. Niger, with GDP per capita of around US$230, is a landlocked country that suffers
from a weak human capital, a history of political turbulence, a narrow economic base, and
adverse natural conditions. In 2003, the UNDP's Human Development Index ranked Niger
174th
out of 175 countries. During the first half of the 1980s, the economy was severely
weakened by a downturn in the world uranium market (uranium accounts for over 60 percent
of total exports from Niger) and a severe drought, exacerbated by poor macroeconomic
management. The
1994 devaluation of the
CFA franc helped

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