Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 6.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Namibia is 6.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 6.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5954 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 63rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5954 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.7444 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.716 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8539 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8553 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9074 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 1.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 1.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 1.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 2.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 2.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 1.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 2.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 2.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 2.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 2.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 3.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 3.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 4.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 4.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 4.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 5.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 4.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 4.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 6.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +35.6% |
| 2024 | 6.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5954 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 60 Afghanistan 6.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Lesotho 6.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Bangladesh 6.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Türkiye 5.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 India 5.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Thailand 5.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Namibia
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -77.78 % change on previous year (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 119.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 362.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 42.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Namibia?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Namibia was 6.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5954 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 63rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenue (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.