Lesotho vs Other small states: Tax revenue

Lesotho
35.4%
in 2024
Other small states
22.0%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
1st
Other small states rank
1st

Tax revenue over time

  • Lesotho
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 35.4% against 22.0% in Other small states, a difference of 13.4%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Other small states's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Other small states ranks 1st of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 27.8% 19.0% 8.8% Lesotho
2000s 30.9% 20.9% 10.0% Lesotho
2010s 33.1% 22.8% 10.3% Lesotho
2020s 34.6% 21.5% 13.1% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Lesotho or Other small states?
Lesotho, at 35.4% against 22.0% in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Lesotho and Other small states?
13.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Other small states?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Other small states rank globally for tax revenue?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Other small states ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.