Editing Niger (section)

==== Foreign aid ====
The importance of external support for Niger's development is demonstrated by the fact that about 45% of the government's FY 2002 budget, including 80% of its capital budget, derives from donor resources.<ref name=ussd2009>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5474.htm Background Notes for Niger: January 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524232128/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5474.htm |date=24 May 2019}} Bureau of African Affairs, United States State Department. Retrieved 26 February 2009. Portions of the "Economy" section are here used verbatim, as this document is in the public domain.</ref> The most important donors in Niger are France, the [[European Union]], the [[World Bank]], the [[International Monetary Fund]], and various [[United Nations]] agencies ([[UNDP]], [[UNICEF]], [[FAO]], [[World Food Program]], and [[United Nations Population Fund]]).

Other principal donors include the United States, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and [[Saudi Arabia]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} While [[USAID]] does not have an office in Niger, the United States is a major donor, contributing nearly $10 million each year to Niger's development.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} The U.S. also is a major partner in policy coordination in such areas as food security and HIV/AIDS.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}