Lesotho vs Macao: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) over time
- Lesotho
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 25.1% against 22.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Macao ranks 1st of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.0% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 20.8% | 4.4% | Macao |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 30.8% | 12.8% | Macao |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 17.9% | 3.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Lesotho or Macao?
- Macao, at 25.1% against 22.1% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Lesotho and Macao?
- 3.0%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Macao?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Macao rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd and Macao ranks 1st of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.