Lesotho vs Namibia: Tax revenue
Lesotho
35.4%
in 2024
Namibia
33.9%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
1st
Namibia rank
2nd
Tax revenue over time
- Lesotho
- Namibia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 35.4% against 33.9% in Namibia, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 2nd of 157 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 25.7% | 2.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 27.1% | 3.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 30.9% | 2.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 30.6% | 4.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Lesotho or Namibia?
- Lesotho, at 35.4% against 33.9% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Lesotho and Namibia?
- 1.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 2nd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.