Namibia vs South Africa: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 31.11 Percentage of GDP against 26.52 Percentage of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 4.59 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th of 36 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.34 Percentage of GDP | 24.41 Percentage of GDP | 7.07 Percentage of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 20.4 Percentage of GDP | 25.25 Percentage of GDP | 4.85 Percentage of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 20.13 Percentage of GDP | 26.33 Percentage of GDP | 6.2 Percentage of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 31.11 Percentage of GDP against 26.52 Percentage of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues between Namibia and South Africa?
- 4.59 Percentage of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
- Namibia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.