Tax revenue in Namibia

Central government tax revenue in Namibia was equal to 33.9% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2014.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2024 33.9% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +1.2percentage points 2023: 32.7%
World, 2024 13.9% Official aggregate

Tax revenue in Namibia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period NamibiaWorld
2024 33.9% 13.9%
2023 32.7% 13.9%
2022 27.2% 14.5%
2021 28.1% 14.3%
2020 31.2% 13.7%
2019 30.4% 13.8%
2018 28.9% 13.9%
2017 31.3% 14.2%
2016 29.7% 13.9%
2015 33.4% 14.0%
2014 34.6% 14.0%
2013 33.0% 14.0%
2012 32.9% 13.8%
2011 29.6% 13.7%
2010 25.5% 13.3%
2009 29.1% 13.1%
2008 29.7% 14.3%
2007 30.5% 14.8%
2006 29.1% 14.5%
2005 25.7% 14.1%
2004 24.3% 14.5%
2003 23.2% 14.4%
2002 26.1% 14.6%
2001 26.3% –
2000 27.4% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 32.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 34.6%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Namibia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics