Which has higher taxes on international trade, Botswana or Namibia?

Namibia, at 32.7% against 32.6% in Botswana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Namibia: Taxes on international trade

Botswana

32.6%

in 2023

Namibia

32.7%

in 2024

Botswana rank

4th

Namibia rank

3rd

Taxes on international trade over time

Botswana
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 32.7% against 32.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.2%	29.1%	13.0%	Namibia
2000s	25.9%	37.3%	11.4%	Namibia
2010s	26.9%	31.9%	5.0%	Namibia
2020s	26.3%	29.7%	3.4%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Botswana or Namibia?: Namibia, at 32.7% against 32.6% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Botswana and Namibia?: 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for taxes on international trade?: Botswana ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 4,959 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.