Paying taxes: Time in Namibia
Namibia: Paying taxes: Time was 302 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Namibia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 302 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Namibia peaked at 339 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 302 hours per year, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 36th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Namibia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 339 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 339 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 339 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 339 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 339 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 339 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 339 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 314 hours per year | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 314 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 314 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 302 hours per year | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 302 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 302 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 302 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 302 hours per year | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 302 hours per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224 hours per year, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 302 hours per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 339 hours per year | 339 hours per year | 339 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 313 hours per year | 302 hours per year | 339 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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: time in Namibia?
- Paying taxes: time in Namibia was 302 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 339 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 302 hours per year in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Namibia ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.