Tax revenues vs income inequality in Namibia
Namibia: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 26.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
26.98
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
51st
of 183 countries
All-time high
34.74
in 2014
All-time low
22.95
in 2003
Years of data
32
1991–2022
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Namibia is 26.98, measured in 2022.
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 in Namibia peaked at 34.74 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.95, in 2003.
That places Namibia 51st out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
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
- 48 Eswatini 27.73 compare
- 49 Romania 27.54 compare
- 50 Seychelles 27.24 compare
- 52 South Korea 26.87 compare
- 53 Switzerland 26.79 compare
- 54 Samoa 26.42 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 451.2 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.448 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 26.3 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1533 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1533 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1808 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5299 (2023)
- Population living in slums 41.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Namibia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Namibia was 26.98 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.74 in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.95 in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Namibia ranks 51st out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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