Tax revenue as share of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 27.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 27.0% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Namibia peaked at 34.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 54th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.0% | — |
| 1992 | 25.9% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 24.2% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 22.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 25.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 27.0% | 31.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 51 Eswatini 27.7% compare
- 52 Romania 27.5% compare
- 53 Seychelles 27.2% compare
- 55 Republic of Korea 26.9% compare
- 56 Switzerland 26.8% compare
- 57 Samoa 26.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -25.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 818.18 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.639 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 3,116 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Namibia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Namibia was 27.0% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 54th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.