Namibia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Namibia
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 32.7% against 14.7% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 18.0%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.2 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Namibia ranks 3rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 154 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 22.7% | 6.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 17.7% | 16.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 16.0% | 15.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 15.4% | 14.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Namibia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Namibia, at 32.7% against 14.7% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Namibia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 18.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Namibia ranks 3rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.