Namibia: Taxes on international trade

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 Namibia

Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue

 Latest value 32.72
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2024
 Average 31.40
 Min - Max 22.80 - 39.30
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 32.72 percent, an increase from 30.51 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 5.90 percent, based on data from 67 countries. Historically, the average for Namibia from 1990 to 2024 is 31.4 percent. The minimum value, 22.8 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 39.3 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Namibia: Taxes on international trade
 2024 32.72
 2023 30.51
 2022 22.80
 2021 27.26
 2020 38.23
 2019 32.87
 2018 31.76
 2017 35.08




Definition: Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 22.28 2025 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 3.36 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -3.59 2024 percent
 Primary budget balance 1.57 2024 percent
 Tax revenue 33.87 2024 percent
 Taxes on goods and services 25.38 2024 percent
 Taxes on international trade 32.72 2024 percent
 Income and profits taxes 36.77 2024 percent
 Foreign aid 271.63 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Government debt 67.70 2024 percent
 Short-term government debt 23.84 2024 percent
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