Namibia vs Pacific island small states: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Namibia
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 33.9% against 20.9% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 2nd and Pacific island small states ranks 2nd of 157 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.5% | 21.9% | 9.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 19.5% | 10.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Namibia or Pacific island small states?
- Namibia, at 33.9% against 20.9% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Namibia and Pacific island small states?
- 13.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pacific island small states?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Pacific island small states rank globally for tax revenue?
- Namibia ranks 2nd and Pacific island small states ranks 2nd 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.