Lesotho vs Pacific island small states: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Lesotho
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 35.4% against 20.9% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.7 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Pacific island small states ranks 2nd of 157 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.4% | 21.9% | 11.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 19.5% | 15.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Lesotho or Pacific island small states?
- Lesotho, at 35.4% against 20.9% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Lesotho and Pacific island small states?
- 14.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Pacific island small states?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Pacific island small states rank globally for tax revenue?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Pacific island small states 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.