Namibia vs South Africa: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Namibia
1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
1.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia rank
72nd
South Africa rank
71st

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
00.511.52197219982024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Namibia ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 71st of 157 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1992 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2102 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.011 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.4979 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6458 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.148 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.8661 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1903 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3005 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Namibia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Namibia and South Africa?
0.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 71st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Namibia vs South Africa: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-on-goods-and-services-current-lcu-per-unit-of-gdp/namibia/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-on-goods-and-services-current-lcu-per-unit-of-gdp/namibia/south-africa/">Namibia vs South Africa: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.