Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Namibia
Namibia: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 26.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Namibia stood at 26.98.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 34.74 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.95, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 54th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.99 | — |
| 1992 | 25.9 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 26.92 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 24.98 | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 25.21 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 24.22 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 26.96 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 25.49 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 27.73 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 27.3 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26.17 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 25.75 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 22.95 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 24.07 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 25.51 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 30.15 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 30.9 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 30.08 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 29.43 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 25.9 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 30.02 | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 32.04 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 33.13 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 34.74 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 33.5 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 30.17 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 31.82 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 28.82 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 30.25 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 31.32 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 27.96 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 26.98 | -3.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 26.98 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 26.98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.54, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.16 | 24.22 | 27.99 | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.23 | 22.95 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.04 | 25.9 | 34.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.75 | 26.98 | 31.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 51 Eswatini 27.73 compare
- 52 Romania 27.54 compare
- 53 Seychelles 27.24 compare
- 55 South Korea 26.87 compare
- 56 Switzerland 26.79 compare
- 57 Samoa 26.42 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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Namibia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Namibia was 26.98 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.74 in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.95 in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Namibia ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.