Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was -3.5 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Namibia, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Namibia stood at -3.5 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 67.4% on the previous year and down 152.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 18.19 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -12.01 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -7.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -153.0% |
| 1994 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -281.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9163 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 1996 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -527.8% |
| 1997 | 11.32 % change on previous year | -388.7% |
| 1998 | -5.46 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1999 | 8.79 % change on previous year | -261.2% |
| 2000 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 2001 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +162.3% |
| 2002 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 2003 | -10.88 % change on previous year | +576.0% |
| 2004 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -144.8% |
| 2005 | 6.01 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 18.19 % change on previous year | +202.9% |
| 2007 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 2008 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -207.7% |
| 2009 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 2010 | -12.01 % change on previous year | +462.5% |
| 2011 | 15.92 % change on previous year | -232.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2013 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2014 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 2015 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -173.4% |
| 2016 | -9.96 % change on previous year | +180.3% |
| 2017 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 2018 | -9.41 % change on previous year | -271.9% |
| 2019 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 2020 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2021 | -10.73 % change on previous year | -402.9% |
| 2022 | -3.5 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1146 % change on previous year | -7.49 % change on previous year | 11.32 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8557 % change on previous year | -10.88 % change on previous year | 18.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6385 % change on previous year | -12.01 % change on previous year | 15.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.56 % change on previous year | -10.73 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 145 Bulgaria -2.95 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Lesotho -3.46 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Greece -3.48 % change on previous year compare
- 149 Philippines -3.54 % change on previous year compare
- 150 Germany -3.58 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Tonga -4.08 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 451.2 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.0% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Namibia was -3.5 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.19 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.01 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 152.2%. 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 Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.