Namibia vs Zambia: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Namibia
7.6%
in 2022
Zambia
7.2%
in 2023
Namibia rank
95th
Zambia rank
98th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.6% against 7.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 98th of 187 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 5.4% | 2.9% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 1.4% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 1.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 7.6% against 7.2% in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Namibia ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 98th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.