Lesotho vs New Zealand: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Lesotho
- New Zealand
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 35.4% against 29.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1982 it was New Zealand ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th of 157 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.2% | 30.5% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 29.9% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 27.0% | 6.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 28.6% | 6.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Lesotho or New Zealand?
- Lesotho, at 35.4% against 29.5% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 5.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and New Zealand rank globally for tax revenue?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th 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.