On the expenditure side, faster growth of private consumption, investment, and exports contributed to the improved growth performance (Table 1). Increased aggregated demand also resulted in an acceleration of import growth.

**Table 2: GDP growth 2002-2012 and contributions to growth [output side]**

||**2007**|**2008**|**2009**|**2010**|**2011**|**2012p**|**Average 2002-**<br>**2007**|**Average 2007-**<br>**2012**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**_Growth rates_**|||||||||
|**GDP at factor cost (100%)**|**2.1%**|**9.5%**|**-1.5%**|**11.1%**|**1.5%**|**12.4%**|**3.6%**|**5.8%**|
|**Rural sector (44%)**|**4.6%**|**16.2%**|**-9.5%**|**16.7%**|**-3.7%**|**6.7%**|**5.5%**|**5.2%**|
|Agriculture (28%)|5.0%|23.9%|-17.6%|28.7%|-7.9%|9.2%|7.7%|6.9%|
|Livestock (11%)|4.3%|4.4%|4.4%|-4.6%|4.5%|2.8%|4.0%|2.6%|
|Forestry and fishing (5%)|3.3%|3.6%|9.2%|9.9%|3.0%|1.7%|0.5%|5.1%|
|**Mining+ Upstream oil (8%)**|**-5.8%**|**-2.1%**|**39.5%**|**19.5%**|**7.5%**|**196.8%**|**0.5%**|**42.6%**|
|**Industry, energy, and handicrafts (6%)**<br>|**-2.4%**|**4.7%**|**5.1%**|**8.9%**|**3.9%**|**-2.1%**|**1.1%**|**3.0%**|
|Manufacturing industries and handicrafts +<br>Refinery (5%)|0.3%|3.9%|4.4%|3.3%|8.5%|-4.0%|2.3%|2.7%|
|<br>Electricity and water (1%)|-13.5%|8.8%|8.4%|33.7%|-12.1%|5.7%|-3.3%|5.2%|
|**Construction & Public Works (3%)**|**3.6%**|**5.0%**|**7.9%**|**20.3%**|**-3.2%**|**7.3%**|**6.1%**|**6.8%**|
|**Commerce, transport, and services (28%)**|**-1.5%**|**4.0%**|**4.6%**|**5.4%**|**5.0%**|**6.6%**|**2.7%**|**4.0%**|
|Commerce (15%)|1.2%|4.8%|5.7%|5.3%|3.4%|3.9%|3.1%|4.0%|
|<br>Transport + Pipeline (7%)|2.3%|4.8%|5.0%|7.9%|10.2%|8.4%|2.6%|6.4%|
|<br>Services (6%)|-10.2%|1.7%|1.6%|2.8%|3.0%|11.1%|2.2%|1.7%|
|**Government (12%)**|**5.8%**|**2.0%**|**6.9%**|**0.3%**|**14.2%**|**11.5%**|**1.4%**|**6.8%**|
|**Oil GDP**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|
|**_Oil and uranium GDP (8%)_**|**-5.8%**|**-2.1%**|**39.5%**|**19.5%**|**7.5%**|**184.5%**|**0.5%**|**40.5%**|
|**Modern sector (31%)**|**-1.9%**|**6.0%**|**9.3%**|**10.2%**|**9.1%**|**21.5%**|**2.8%**|**9.0%**|
|**Traditional sector(69%)**|**1.7%**|**11.0%**|**-4.6%**|**10.8%**|**-0.5%**|**5.9%**|**4.0%**|**4.0%**|
|**_Contribution to growth_**|||||||||
|**Rural sector**|**2.1%**|**7.7%**|**-4.8%**|**7.7%**|**-1.8%**|**3.1%**|**2.4%**|**2.3%**|
|Agriculture|1.4%|6.9%|-5.8%|7.9%|-2.5%|2.7%|1.8%|1.8%|
|Livestock|0.6%|0.6%|0.6%|-0.6%|0.5%|0.3%|0.5%|0.3%|
|Forestry and fishing|0.2%|0.2%|0.4%|0.5%|0.1%|0.1%|0.0%|0.2%|
|**Mining+ Upstream oil**|**-0.1%**|**0.0%**|**0.7%**|**0.5%**|**0.2%**|**5.9%**|**0.0%**|**1.2%**|
|<br>**Industry, energy, and handicrafts**|**-0.2%**|**0.3%**|**0.3%**|**0.6%**|**0.3%**|**-0.1%**|**0.1%**|**0.2%**|
|Manufacturing industries and handicrafts +<br>Refinery|0.0%|0.2%|0.2%|0.2%|0.5%|-0.2%|0.1%|0.1%|
|Electricity and water|-0.2%|0.1%|0.1%|0.4%|-0.2%|0.1%|0.0%|0.1%|
|<br>**Construction & Public Works**|**0.1%**|**0.1%**|**0.2%**|**0.6%**|**-0.1%**|**0.2%**|**0.2%**|**0.2%**|
|**Commerce, transport, and services**|**-0.5%**|**1.2%**|**1.3%**|**1.6%**|**1.4%**|**1.9%**|**0.9%**|**1.2%**|
|Commerce|0.2%|0.7%|0.8%|0.8%|0.5%|0.6%|0.5%|0.6%|
|Transport + Pipeline|0.2%|0.3%|0.3%|0.6%|0.7%|0.6%|0.2%|0.5%|
|<br>Services|-0.8%|0.1%|0.1%|0.2%|0.2%|0.7%|0.2%|0.1%|
|**Government**|**0.6%**|**0.2%**|**0.8%**|**0.0%**|**1.5%**|**1.4%**|**0.1%**|**0.8%**|
|**_Of which Oil GDP_**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**0.0%**|**4.7%**|**0.0%**|**0.8%**|
|**_Oil and uranium GDP_**|**-0.1%**|**0.0%**|**0.7%**|**0.5%**|**0.2%**|**5.6%**|**0.0%**|**1.1%**|
|**Modern sector**|**-0.6%**|**1.8%**|**2.7%**|**3.3%**|**2.9%**|**7.3%**|**0.9%**|**2.9%**|
|**Traditional sector**|**1.4%**|**8.5%**|**-3.6%**|**8.2%**|**-0.4%**|**4.4%**|**3.1%**|**3.1%**|

_Note_ : Numbers in brackets are shares of total, p – preliminary estimate. _Source_ : Government of Niger, IMF Niger data base, and World Bank WDI.

On the output side, the acceleration in economic growth is primarily explained by the start of oil production and the expansion of government. The mining and oil sector grew during the period 2007 to 2012 by 43 percent, contributing 1.1 percentage points to economic growth. Government expanded by 7 percent and contributed 0.8 percentage points to 6