Namibia vs Seychelles: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Namibia
27.0%
in 2022
Seychelles
27.2%
in 2023
Namibia rank
54th
Seychelles rank
53rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Namibia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 27.2% against 27.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Seychelles ahead.
Namibia ranks 54th and Seychelles ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 24.8% | 4.4% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.2% | 1.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 26.0% | 2.7% | 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, Namibia or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 27.2% against 27.0% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Namibia and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Seychelles?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Seychelles rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Namibia ranks 54th and Seychelles ranks 53rd 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.