Namibia vs New Zealand: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Namibia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 33.9% against 29.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.
Namibia ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 4th of 157 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 29.9% | 2.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.0% | 3.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 28.6% | 2.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Namibia or New Zealand?
- Namibia, at 33.9% against 29.5% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Namibia and New Zealand?
- 4.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for tax revenue?
- Namibia ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 4th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.