Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Namibia
Namibia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 50.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
50.6%
Change on year
up 20.4%
World rank
108th
of 189 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2022
All-time low
42.0%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Namibia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 50.6% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Namibia peaked at 50.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2014.
That places Namibia 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.7% | — |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +20.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 50.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 50.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 42.0% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 42.0% | 50.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 51.2% compare
- 106 Marshall Islands 51.1% compare
- 107 Kiribati 50.9% compare
- 109 Philippines 50.6% compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 50.4% compare
- 111 Azerbaijan 50.2% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Namibia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Namibia was 50.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Namibia ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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