Taxes on goods and services in Namibia
Namibia: Taxes on goods and services was 25.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Taxes on goods and services in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 25.4% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Namibia peaked at 27.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 107th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on goods and services in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.9% | — |
| 1991 | 21.8% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 21.8% | 27.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 18.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 17.9% | 25.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 104 Eswatini 25.8% compare
- 105 Costa Rica 25.6% compare
- 106 Papua New Guinea 25.5% compare
- 108 Philippines 25.3% compare
- 109 Luxembourg 25.3% compare
- 110 Austria 25.0% 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 taxes on goods and services in Namibia?
- Taxes on goods and services in Namibia was 25.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Namibia ranks 107th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.