The national logistical infrastructure of Niger has been scored over 28 indices organised in five categories and can be seen in the figure below which also compares Niger with West Africa. A detailed explanation of all indices and their precise score can be consulted in Annex 5.2. Niger scores at about the average of the region an, but are below average on infrastructure and local market indices. Since Niger is landlocked the performance of neighbouring countries factor in to logistical challenges. Niger relies mainly on the Port of Lomé, Togo and the Port of Cotonou, Benin for reception of goods shipped by sea. The port of Tema, Ghana and Abidjan, Ivory Coast can also be used. Ports in Nigeria, Port Harcourt, are less used due to high congestion and complicated transit regime. The surrounding countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, Algerie, Libya, Chad and Nigeria will also export merchandise to Niger.

There is an apparent need to modernise, upgrade and expand the existing roads, power and telecommunications systems in order to support sustainable growth and development. This is recognised in the government development plan. Sufficient resources have not been made available due to financial constraints and government spending focus have mostly been on symbolic projects in the main urban areas. Actors such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, ECHO and more continues to fund road maintenance and upgrade by grants and loans. However several projects has experienced delays, cost excesses or not been initiated. Foreign direct investment levels have fallen massively, from USD 822 million in 2014 to USD 293 million in 2016.[1] This is partly due to relatively poor scores in investor protection, and that foreign investors see limited market potential outside the capital.

There are no current large scale national projects underway, besides the grand scheme of connecting Niamey to Cotonou and Abidjan by railway. This project can be considered dead following several controversies regarding the award of contract and subsequent court challenges.