Paying taxes: Payments in Namibia

Namibia: Paying taxes: Payments was 27 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 190 countries
All-time high
37 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
26 number per year
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Namibia, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 37 number per year2006: 37 number per year2007: 37 number per year2008: 37 number per year2009: 37 number per year2010: 37 number per year2011: 37 number per year2012: 26 number per year2013: 26 number per year2014: 26 number per year2015: 27 number per year2016: 27 number per year2017: 27 number per year2018: 27 number per year2019: 27 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Namibia is 27 number per year, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Namibia peaked at 37 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26 number per year, in 2012.

That places Namibia 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Namibia, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 37 number per year —
2006 37 number per year +0.0%
2007 37 number per year +0.0%
2008 37 number per year +0.0%
2009 37 number per year +0.0%
2010 37 number per year +0.0%
2011 37 number per year +0.0%
2012 26 number per year -29.7%
2013 26 number per year +0.0%
2014 26 number per year +0.0%
2015 27 number per year +3.8%
2016 27 number per year +0.0%
2017 27 number per year +0.0%
2018 27 number per year +0.0%
2019 27 number per year +0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 27 number per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 27 number per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37 number per year 37 number per year 37 number per year 5
2010s 28.7 number per year 26 number per year 37 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 73 Barbados 28 number per year compare
  2. 73 Palestine 28 number per year compare
  3. 75 Algeria 27 number per year compare
  4. 75 Egypt 27 number per year compare
  5. 78 Indonesia 26 number per year compare
  6. 78 Kyrgyzstan 26 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Namibia?
Paying taxes: payments in Namibia was 27 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 37 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 26 number per year in 2012.
How does Namibia rank for paying taxes: payments?
Namibia ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.