Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
2.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Lesotho
3.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
62nd
Lesotho rank
59th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Lesotho ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 59th of 157 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8567 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4883 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1523 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 3.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 59th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.