Eswatini vs Namibia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Eswatini
27.7%
in 2023
Namibia
27.0%
in 2022
Eswatini rank
51st
Namibia rank
54th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Eswatini
- Namibia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 27.7% against 27.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 54th of 187 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 26.2% | 6.0% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 27.2% | 4.4% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 31.0% | 6.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 28.8% | 3.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Eswatini or Namibia?
- Eswatini, at 27.7% against 27.0% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Eswatini and Namibia?
- 0.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Eswatini ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 54th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.