Ghana vs Namibia: Direct taxes

Ghana
6.34 billion current LCU
in 2010
Namibia
9.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
39th
Namibia rank
38th

Direct taxes over time

  • Ghana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 9.60 billion current LCU against 6.34 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 3.27 billion current LCU.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 39th and Namibia ranks 38th of 51 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 7.14 million current LCU 178.28 million current LCU 171.14 million current LCU Namibia
1990s 184.94 million current LCU 1.13 billion current LCU 947.88 million current LCU Namibia
2000s 2.48 billion current LCU 5.14 billion current LCU 2.66 billion current LCU Namibia
2010s 6.34 billion current LCU 8.40 billion current LCU 2.06 billion current LCU Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct taxes, Ghana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 9.60 billion current LCU against 6.34 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in direct taxes between Ghana and Namibia?
3.27 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for direct taxes?
Ghana ranks 39th and Namibia ranks 38th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Direct taxes (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct taxes (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,416 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Direct taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied on production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or in respect of the use of goods, or permission to use goods or to perform activities, are covered. Examples include all general sales taxes, value added taxes and excises. Data are in current local currency.