Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Namibia
Namibia: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 32.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Namibia is 32.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Namibia peaked at 39.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2022.
Namibia ranks 3rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.3% | — |
| 1991 | 39.3% | +55.4% |
| 1992 | 28.3% | -28.0% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +52.2% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +7.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 32.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 4.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 32.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 24.8% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 24.8% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 23.9% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 22.8% | 38.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Niger 36.4%
- 2 Eswatini 35.5% compare
- 4 Botswana 32.6% compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 29.2% compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 25.5% compare
More public sector data for Namibia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Namibia?
- Taxes on international trade in Namibia was 32.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2022.
- How does Namibia rank for taxes on international trade?
- Namibia ranks 3rd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.