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Niger has been a member of WIPO since 1975 and is a signatory to over 6 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of Niger are Niger Copyright Office (BNDA) and the National Agency for Industrial Property and Promotion of Innovation. The offices are located in Niamey.

Intellectual property landscape: Niger

WIPO memberships

IP legal information

IP statistics

  • Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications

Global Innovation Index ranking

Niger ranks 139th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.

The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.

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Year GII position Innovation inputs Innovation outputs
2025 139th 139th 133rd
2024 132nd 130th 130th
2023 131st 124th 131st
2022 125th 119th 126th
2021 129th 125th 130th
2020 128th 124th 129th

IP in action: Niger