Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre was 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 582.42 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 144th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 582.42 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 699.63 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1992 | 972.32 current LCU per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2000 | 2,403 current LCU per square kilometre | +147.1% |
| 2001 | 2,588 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2,625 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,417 current LCU per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 2,589 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 4,161 current LCU per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2006 | 4,091 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 5,126 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 5,495 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 6,591 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6,699 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10,059 current LCU per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 2012 | 8,333 current LCU per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 12,114 current LCU per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2014 | 13,113 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 15,115 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 15,519 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 14,997 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 15,821 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 16,691 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 12,589 current LCU per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 16,443 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 19,560 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 542,337 current LCU per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +147.1% | 972.32 current LCU per square kilometre | 2,403 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 751.46 current LCU per square kilometre | 582.42 current LCU per square kilometre | 972.32 current LCU per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 3,809 current LCU per square kilometre | 2,403 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,591 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,846 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,699 current LCU per square kilometre | 16,691 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,151 current LCU per square kilometre | 12,589 current LCU per square kilometre | 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 141 Panama 38,780 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 142 Benin 33,434 current LCU per square kilometre
- 143 Ecuador 30,504 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 145 Belize 23,368 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 146 Botswana 19,044 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 147 Sudan 18,521 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Namibia
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- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Namibia was 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,012 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 582.42 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.