Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Namibia
Namibia: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 31.11 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Namibia, 2006–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 31.11 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 40.5% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Namibia peaked at 31.11 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.59 Percentage of GDP, in 2006.
That places Namibia 33rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.59 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 17.19 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 17.66 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.94 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 18.62 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 21.47 Percentage of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 19.85 Percentage of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 20.01 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.13 Percentage of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 21.47 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.12 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.41 Percentage of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 19.58 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 20.37 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 18.74 Percentage of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 19.7 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 19.94 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 22.13 Percentage of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 31.11 Percentage of GDP | +40.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 31.11 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.59 Percentage of GDP, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 31.11 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.85 Percentage of GDP, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +40.5% | 22.13 Percentage of GDP | 31.11 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.34 Percentage of GDP | 16.59 Percentage of GDP | 17.94 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.4 Percentage of GDP | 18.62 Percentage of GDP | 21.47 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.32 Percentage of GDP | 18.74 Percentage of GDP | 31.11 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 30 New Zealand 32.89 Percentage of GDP compare
- 31 Moldova 31.51 Percentage of GDP compare
- 32 Cook Islands 31.11 Percentage of GDP compare
- 34 Seychelles 30.95 Percentage of GDP compare
- 35 Israel 30.88 Percentage of GDP compare
- 36 Barbados 30.74 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -16.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Namibia?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Namibia was 31.11 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.11 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.59 Percentage of GDP in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Namibia ranks 33rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total 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.