Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Namibia
Namibia: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 1.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Namibia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Namibia stood at 1.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Namibia peaked at 1.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 176th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +90.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 173 New Zealand 2.8% compare
- 174 Cambodia 2.3% compare
- 174 Seychelles 2.3% compare
- 176 Kenya 1.9% compare
- 178 Myanmar 0.3% compare
- 179 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 179 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 179 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 179 Bhutan 0.0%
- 179 Botswana 0.0%
- 179 Comoros 0.0%
- 179 Eritrea 0.0%
- 179 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 179 Lesotho 0.0%
- 179 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 179 Suriname 0.0%
- 179 Palestine, State of 0.0%
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Namibia?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Namibia was 1.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Namibia ranks 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.